Nicholas Soper: Outstanding Student in Athletic Training

Nicholas SoperNicholas Soper is the outstanding student in athletic training for 2020. Nicholas hails from Trenton, Maine and did a clinical placement with the UMaine men’s hockey team.

Hometown: Trenton, Maine

High School: Mount Desert Island High School

Parents: Steve and Christine Soper

Special thanks: I would like to thank my program director Sherrie Weeks, my internship mentor Dr. Sarah E. Stewart, UMaine’s Sports Medicine staff, my athletic training classmates, and my family.

Favorite UMaine memory: The first day of my first clinical rotation with the men’s hockey team. Attending that practice and beginning to get see what it is like to spend time in the field I was going into, and beginning to work with athletes was amazing.