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Jennifer McCoy, a nationally

certified athletic trainer, is

in her first season as an athletic

trainer for the Texas A&M

volleyball team.

McCoy joined the Aggies in

July 2009 after spending six years

as an athletic trainer for the United

States Marine Corps. McCoy spent the past three years at Camp Lejeune,

N.C., working with Marines at the School of Infantry – East. In addition to her

work with the Marine Corps, McCoy served as an athletic trainer at Northside

High School in Jacksonville, N.C.

Amy Bragg, one of the first

registered dieticians in

the nation to work full time in

Division I athletics, is in her sixth

year as director of performance

nutrition for the Texas A&M

athletic department.

A registered and licensed

dietitian, Bragg provides nutritional programming for A&Mís student-athletes.

Passionate about utilizing the environment to teach student-athletes about

nutrition, Bragg views eating at team meals and choosing recovery foods

after team workouts as hands-on educational opportunities.

Nutrition services offered to student-athletes range from grocery

shopping tours and cooking demonstration classes to team meetings and

one-on-one counseling for performance enhancement. Bragg also plans

training table, travel and pregame meals and works closely with the

coaching, strength and conditioning and athletic training staffs,

recommending ways to help maximize the student-athletesí health and

performance.

The highly respected Bragg is one of only 110 registered dietitians in the

United States to have earned the Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics

(CSSD) credential developed by the Commission on Dietetic Registration

(CDR), the credentialing agency of the American Dietetic Association (ADA).

CSSDs apply sports nutrition science to fueling fitness, sport and athletic

performance for college, professional and Olympic athletes worldwide.

JENNIFER MCCOYATHLETIC TRAINER

McCoy received her bachelor’s degree in sports medicine in 1999

and her master’s degree in nutrition science in 2003 both from Brigham

Young University. While at BYU she served as a student athletic trainer for

women’s basketball, women’s tennis, men’s ice hockey and a local 5A high

school.

In addition to her national athletic training certification, McCoy is a

certified strength and conditioning specialist. She also is an adjunct professor

for American Military University, teaching courses that include sports

nutrition, sport and drugs and exercise programming and testing.

Born and raised in Moraga, Calif., the former Jennifer Benson is married

to Cameron McCoy. Jennifer enjoys exercising, reading and spending time

with family in her spare time.

AMY BRAGGDIRECTOR OF PERFORMANCE NUTRITION

In 2007, Bragg was honored as the Big 12 Sports Nutritionist of the Year

and also was appointed assistant director of Sports Dietetics-USA (SD-USA),

whose 500-plus members focus on sports nutrition issues, educating sports

dietetics professionals and advancing sports dietetics as a career specialty.

Born and raised in Pittsburg, Texas, Bragg received a bachelor of business

administration degree in finance from the University of Texas in 1995 and a

bachelor of science degree in human nutrition and foods from the University

of Houston in 2000.

Following her graduation from Houston, Bragg served as a nutrition coach

and consultant in the Houston area. She has advised more than 6,000 athletes

and others on how to improve their athletic performance and general health

by controlling their weight and increasing muscle mass, strength and stamina.

In addition to her work as a consultant to numerous athletes, Bragg

served as an author for ìAsk the Sports Nutritionistî for Dave Campbellís Texas

Football Magazineís website and served as a speaker at high school ìJunior

Daysî, recommending ways that prospective college athletes could improve

their health through diet. She also worked at St. Lukeís Episcopal Hospital as a

clinical dietitian.

Bragg is an active member of the ADA and American College Sports

Medicine (ACSM). She has been a part of two practice groups of the ADA

regarding sports, cardiovascular and wellness dietitians and the nutrition

entrepreneurs.

Bragg, whose hobbies include cooking, biking and reading, is married to

Bobby Bragg. They are the proud parents of daughter Rebecca Mallory Bragg,

born January 18, 2005, and son Charles “Beau” Bragg, born May 3, 2009.