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Physical Education and Athletics
Director: Clark S. Yeager
Physical education and physical fitness are important aspects of a curriculum that stresses the physical, mental, and social dimensions of the human experience. Integral to a liberal arts education is a recognition of the importance of health and fitness. Therefore, Lewis & Clark offers a comprehensive physical activity program that emphasizes physical fitness and the acquisition of skills and knowledge for lifelong activities.
Graduation Requirement
Students are required to take two physical education/activity courses as a General Education requirement. Physical education and athletics courses that meet this requirement may be numbered 101, 102, 141, or 142. Students may register for only one 101 course per semester. Up to four credits earned for 101, 102, 141, and 142 may be applied toward total credits required for graduation.
Facilities
Pamplin Sports Center and Zehntbauer Swimming Pavilion are the major indoor health and fitness facilities on campus. They house an eight-lane swimming pool, a gymnasium with three basketball courts, an extensive fitness center, and an activity room for self-defense, martial arts, and aerobics classes. Locker rooms are available for people participating in classes, recreation, and athletic events.
Griswold Stadium, Fred Wilson Field, and Eldon Fix Track feature a lighted, state-of-the-art track and synthetic playing field. The campus has six tennis courts--three outdoor courts and three covered by a heated airdome. Other facilities include the Huston softball-baseball complex and an outdoor pool, open during the summer.
Lewis & Clark also has waterfront docks and storage for sailing and rowing on the Willamette River.
Staff
Justin Baughman, instructor, head baseball coach.
Monica Baker, associate director for athletic development.
Tara Derby, assistant athletic trainer.
Melissa Dudek, assistant director of athletics and physical education for sports information.
Ian Falconer, instructor, assistant football coach.
Chris Fantz, instructor, head swimming coach, aquatics director.
David Fix, instructor, head men's and women's track and field coach, assistant cross country coach.
Dinari Foreman, director of intramurals, assistant men's basketball coach.
Juli Fulks, instructor, head women's basketball coach, head softball coach.
Robert Gaillard, instructor, head men's basketball coach.
Steve Golas, instructor, head women's soccer coach.
Lori Jepsen, instructor, head volleyball coach, assistant softball coach.
Jeremy Loew, instructor, assistant athletic trainer.
Mark Minty, assistant director of athletics for facilities.
Scott Pierce, instructor, assistant football coach.
Mark Pietrok, instructor, senior assistant director of athletics and physical education for sports medicine.
Sharon Sexton, associate director of physical education and athletics, senior woman administrator.
Chris Sulages, instructor, head football coach.
Sam Taylor, instructor, head men's and women's rowing coach.
Gundars Tilmanis, instructor, head men's and women's tennis coach.
Keith Woodard, instructor, head cross country coach, assistant track and field coach.
TBA, men's golf coach.
TBA, women's golf coach.
PE/A 101 Activities
Staff
Content: May include aerobics, step aerobics, badminton, ballroom dancing, basketball, bowling, country and western dance, cross training, cycling, deepwater running, fitness walking, fly-fishing, golf, Frisbee golf, jogging, lifeguard training, martial arts, outdoor adventures, rock climbing, rowing, sailing, scuba diving, skiing/snowboarding, soccer, softball, speed and agility, spinning, strength and conditioning, swim fitness, swimming, tennis, triathlon training, Ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water safety instruction, weight training, women's self-defense, yoga. Focus on principles of physical fitness such as safe techniques, conditioning activities, principles of movement, importance of lifetime fitness. Student participation and attendance emphasized. Off-campus activities may require a student to secure his or her own transportation to the site.
Prerequisite: None. Fees for some activities.
Taught: Annually (many activities offered each semester), 1 semester credit, credit-no credit.
PE/A 102 Varsity Athletics
Staff
Content, fall semester varsity sports: Volleyball (W), football (M), cross country (M and W), soccer (W).
Content, spring semester varsity sports: Swimming (M and W), basketball (M and W), tennis (M and W), indoor and outdoor track and field (M and W), softball (W), baseball (M), golf (M and W), crew (M and W).
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Taught: Annually, 1 semester credit, credit-no credit.
PE/A 141 Wilderness First Responder
Yuska (College Outdoors)
Content: Problem-solving skills for responding to medical emergencies in the wilderness: medical knowledge, resource assessment, team management. Exceeds requirements for National First Responder Curriculum.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor prior to registration. Fee.
Taught: Annually, during semester break in January, 1 semester credit, credit-no credit.
PE/A 142 Wilderness Leadership
Yuska (College Outdoors)
Content: Leadership, followership, and decision making in a wilderness environment. Five class meetings and extensive outdoor field experience offering opportunities to develop and test interpersonal and technical skills.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor prior to registration. Fee.
Taught: Annually during spring semester, plus a one- to two-week field course in May, 1 semester credit, credit-no credit.
PE/A 340 Prevention And Care Of Injuries
Pietrok
Content: Introduction to athletic training, scientific background for conditioning, influence of factors on performance, psychogenic factors in sports, modalities, injury recognition, first aid techniques, protective equipment.
Prerequisite: None.
Taught: Annually, 4 semester credits.
PE/A 405 Advanced Athletic Training
Pietrok
Content: Application of scientific foundations, use of therapeutic modalities, evaluative techniques, manufacturing of protective equipment and strapping, clinical experience.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Taught: Every third year, 4 semester credits.
PE/A 444 Practicum
Staff
Content: Independent project developed under the direction of a faculty member.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and department director.
Taught: Annually, 1-4 semester credits.
PE/A 499 Independent Study
Staff
Content: Independent topic developed and researched under the direction of a faculty member.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and department director.
Taught: Annually, 1-4 semester credits.