Kinesiology students Luke Arieta, Nehemiah Wilson and Kaitlyn Kleeman received awards during the annual New England chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (NEACSM) Fall Conference held Oct. 12-13 in Springfield.

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Arieta, a doctoral student working in the Muscle Physiology Laboratory under the guidance of Distinguished Professor Jane Kent, received the conference’s President’s Cup, given for the best research poster presentation. The recognition comes with a $1,000 travel award to attend the 2024 American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) annual meeting in Boston, May 28-31, where Arieta will represent the New England chapter and compete against President’s Cup winners from 11 other ACSM regional chapters.

Wilson, a master’s student working in the Pediatric Physical Activity Lab under the supervision of professor Sofiya Alhassan, received the Student Investigator Masters Award for best master’s level student presentation.

Kleeman, an undergraduate working in the NeuroMuscular Biomechanics Laboratory under the supervision of assistant professor Sarah Roelker, received the conference's Student Investigator Undergraduate Award for best undergraduate student presentation.

The master’s and undergraduate investigator awards include a $500 prize.

“These awards show the quality of our graduate and undergraduate students and the strength of our program," says Richard van Emmerik, professor and chair of the kinesiology department. “I was also quite pleased by the performance of our undergraduates at the Academic College Bowl.”

More information about the NEACSM and a complete list of 2023 award winners can be found at www.neacsm.org.