Recent athletic training graduate wins national quiz bowl
Recent University of Maine graduate Alicia Valente of New Gloucester, Maine won the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Quiz Bowl in St. Louis, Missouri on June 25.
Valente represented New England along with two students from Plymouth State University. They competed against nine other teams, each representing a district of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. New England makes up District 1.
Contest questions included topics such as anatomy, treatment of injuries, athletic training history, preventative care and diagnosis.
Valente earned her spot in the national competition after participating in a regional contest during the 2015 Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association Convention. She came in second place in the regional contest, which secured her seat on the NATA Quiz Bowl District 1 team.