Wade Johnson of Portland, Ore. Wins Clinical Case Study Competition

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HAMDEN, CT (03/12/2010)(readMedia)-- Wade Johnson of Portland, Ore., a senior majoring in athletic training/sports medicine in the School of Health Sciences at Quinnipiac University, was awarded first place recently in the clinical case study competition at the Southeast Athletic Trainers' Association's conference in Atlanta.

Johnson received the award for his abstract, "Respiratory Distress in a Division I Collegiate Field Hockey Player," in which he examines a traumatic injury that was suspected to have been caused by exercise-induced asthma.

Formed in 1950, the Southeast Athletic Trainers' Association is committed to improving the quality of health care provided by certified athletic trainers through service, education, advancement, teamwork and advocacy.

Johnson, a 2006 graduate of Wilson High School, is the son of Chuck and Vicki Johnson.

Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution located 90 minutes north of New York City and two hours from Boston. The university enrolls 5,700 full-time undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students in 52 undergraduate and 19 graduate programs of study in its School of Business, School of Communications, School of Education, School of Health Sciences, School of Law, and College of Arts and Sciences. Quinnipiac ranks among the top 10 universities with master's programs in the Northern region in U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges. The 2009 issue of U.S. News and World Report's America's Best Colleges named Quinnipiac as the top up-and-coming school with master's programs in the North. Quinnipiac also is recognized in Princeton Review's The Best 371 Colleges. For more information, please visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu.