GVSU MAT Program Sends 7 Students to Present at GLATA
Published March 9, 2026 by Eliza MacDonald
Lynzee Penn, Ella Buikema, Sophie Schramm, Kenndie Baareman, Alison Luck, Emma Boonstra, and Ysabel Spohn (pictured left to right)
We’re proud to see seven GVSU Master of Athletic Training students representing Grand Valley State University at the GLATA Annual Meeting! Congratulations to Kenndie Baareman, a second-year cohort student, and the six first-year cohort students: Emma Boonstra, Ella Buikema, Alison Luck, Lynzee Penn, Sophie Schramm, and Ysabel Spohn. We’re excited to see our students engaging with the profession and representing GVSU Athletic Training!
Oral Presentations:
- Boonstra, Emma & Bartz-Smith, S. Cyclops Lesion Development in a High School Male Football Player After ACL Reconstruction Surgery: A Level 4 Rare Events CASE Study
- Luck, Alison & Bartz-Smith, S. Rhabdomyolysis in a 14-Year-Old Male High School Rower. One of the top scoring abstracts and has been awarded free GLATA registration
- Schramm, Sophie & Bartz-Smith, S. Acute non-contact repeated transverse patella fracture in a high-school athlete: A Case Report
- Spohn, Ysabel & Bartz-Smith, S. Chiari Malformation Type I in a 16-year-old male: Level 4 Rare Events Case Study. One of the top scoring abstracts and has been awarded free GLATA registration
Poster Presentations:
- Baareman, Kenadie & Hatzel, B. Diagnostic Criteria and Comorbidities of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome: A Critically Appraised Topic
- Buikema, Ella & Bartz-Smith, S. Salter-Harris Type 3 Distal Medial Femoral Condyle Fracture in 17-year-old Male Football Player
- Penn, Lynzee & Bartz-Smith, S. Anterior Knee Pain and Limited Extension After ACL Surgery: Unmasking Asymptomatic Cyclops Lesions prior to Symptomatic Cyclops Syndrome
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