Friday, September 29, 2023

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Melani Hamilton | Managing Director of Marketing and Communications, OSU Medicine | 918-561-8462 | melani.hamilton@okstate.edu

USA BMX Foundation introduced at the moment that Oklahoma State University Medicine can be
the group’s official sports activities drugs associate for USA BMX racing occasions at Hardesty
National BMX Stadium, BMX Foundation youth packages, and the USA Cycling National
Team. This partnership is about to supply important medical care and help to a large
spectrum of the BMX group, spanning from newbie riders to elite-level athletes.

By partnering with OSU Medicine, the USA BMX Foundation is taking a major step
towards enhancing the well being of its athletes, enhance athlete restoration instances and advance
analysis in new strategies of optimizing elite athlete efficiency.

“The group collaboration with OSU is a chance to supply medical providers
to each degree of our USA BMX athletes on the USA BMX National headquarters and the
Hardesty National Stadium,” stated Shane Fernandez, CEO of USA BMX.

OSU Medicine will present sports activities drugs and athletic coaching providers to USA BMX
athletes in any respect phases of talent and competitors — together with subsequent 12 months’s Olympic Games
in Paris.

“This partnership is a tremendous alternative for OSU’s sports activities drugs packages to
influence athletes at a nationwide and worldwide degree,” stated Johnny Stephens, president
of OSU Center for Health Sciences. “Providing devoted sports activities drugs workers for
the USA BMX group ensures that these athletes will profit from a continuity of care
that may improve and enhance restoration and well being outcomes.”

Athletes have very distinctive and particular well being care wants, and every sport comes with
its personal challenges and stressors on athletes’ our bodies. BMX isn’t any totally different.

“Having entry to OSU’s medical experience goes to permit our athletes to take their
efficiency to the subsequent degree. When you’re an elite performer, it’s the small issues
that make the distinction,” stated Jamie Staff, excessive efficiency director for USA BMX
Racing and Freestyle. “Making positive you’re wholesome, fueling your physique proper, and maintaining
your muscle mass in the most effective situation attainable based mostly on the coaching part you’re in
are all important to performing on the highest degree. Having OSU there to assist us with
that side goes to be game-changing for our nationwide group.”

USA BMX and OSU Medicine may even work with OSU’s Human Performance and Nutrition
Research Institute. 

“Utilizing the athletic and vitamin analysis and assets at HPNRI can solely profit
athletes, coaches, trainers and medical workers with a view to optimize particular person and
group efficiency,” stated Lance Walker, HPNRI govt director.

Ray Hoyt, govt director of the USA BMX Foundation stated he’s wanting ahead to
working with OSU Medicine to develop the success of USA BMX and its athletes.

“The basis is worked up to have OSU as our associate in offering these providers
to our youth packages in addition to all of the well being advantages associated to health and vitamin
for a wholesome life by BMX biking,” Hoyt stated.