COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NCSA) announced its yearly All-American Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year recipients, with Keimari Rimmer, Chantrel "Tutu" Clayton, Preston Huitron and James Harris being recognized. The NCSA award program recognizes those collegiate and high school athletes whose athletic accomplishments reflect their dedication to strength training and conditioning. The four Flames hail from three separate sports at UIC with women's basketball, men's soccer and baseball being represented.
 
The athletes are nominated by UIC Head Sports Performance Coach David Marmon, with their determination to improve in athletics while maintaining academic prominence being a great model for all student-athletes at UIC.
 
 
ABOUT THE NATIONAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOCIATION
 
Founded in 1978, The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) is a nonprofit association dedicated to advancing the strength and conditioning and related sport science professions around the world. The NSCA exists to empower a community of professionals to maximize their impact through disseminating evidence- based knowledge and its practical application by offering industry-leading certifications, research journals, career development services, networking opportunities, and continuing education. The NSCA community is composed of more than 60,000 members and certified professionals throughout the world who further industry standards as researchers, educators, strength and conditioning coaches, performance and sport scientists, personal trainers, tactical professionals, and other related roles.
 

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