Warrior Wednesday: Dr. Allison Miner

November 28, 2012February 10, 2013 / Hunter O. Hewitt / 4 Comments

Athletic trainer and physical therapist Allison Miner tapes the ankle of an SDSU football player before a game (Ernie Anderson/SDSU Media Relations)

In the physical sport of football, injuries are inevitable. With each injury comes a long, strenuous, and mentally challenging rehabilitation process, one that needs the supervision of a knowledgeable physical therapist.

With the help of Dr. Allison Miner, San Diego State football players have been able to bounce back from injuries and recover the correct way for years.

Now in her eighth season as an assistant athletic trainer and physical therapist for SDSU athletics, Miner has helped countless athletes make their way back onto the playing field. From ligament damage in the knees to various shoulder surgeries, she has been instrumental in the recovery of many SDSU football players over the years.

An Aztec herself, Miner attended San Diego State and graduated in 2001 with a degree in kinesiology. She then went on to earn her doctorate of physical therapy at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash. in 2004. Following her time in Washington, she returned to San Diego and has been working for her former school ever since.

Although she works primarily with football, Miner assists with other sports as well. She is also a physical therapist for the Student Health Services department at SDSU.

For her hard work and dedication to keeping the Aztecs as healthy as possible, Allison Miner is this week’s Wednesday Warrior.

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Aztec Stat of the Week: 18

November 20, 2012February 13, 2013 / Hunter O. Hewitt / Leave a comment

The Aztecs celebrate after defeating Air Force to improve to 6-1 in conference play (Ernie Anderson/SDSU Media Relations)

This week, only one stat matters.

“Championships?”
“18.”
“Working on?”
“19.”

Since 2009, that is what has been said before every team meeting by the San Diego State football team. The coach asks two simple questions, the players give two simple responses.

In school history, 18 conference championships have been won, and Aztec fans have been anxiously awaiting the 19th for years.

SDSU controls its own destiny on Saturday, as they will finally have the chance to win their 19th conference championship when they take on Wyoming in their final Mountain West Conference game.

If the Aztecs win, there are two other games that will determine whether or not the Mountain West Conference championship is shared or won outright. SDSU, Boise State, and Fresno State are all 6-1 in conference play, and each have one game remaining.

Air Force vs. Fresno State – 12:30 p.m. pst on Saturday, Nov. 24 at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, Calif.

Boise State vs. Nevada – TBA on Saturday, Dec. 1 at Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nev.

If both Fresno State and Boise State lose their final conference games, SDSU will win the conference championship outright. Because there are no tiebreakers in the Mountain West, if either Fresno State or Boise State, or both, win their final games, it will be either a two-way or three-way tie for the conference championship.

Previous Conference Championships

In order of the most recent, the 18 conference championships in SDSU history are as follows:

1998, 1986, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1970, 1969, 1967, 1966, 1963, 1962, 1951, 1950, 1937, 1936, 1924, 1923, 1922

In 1998, led by head coach Ted Tollner, the Aztecs were co-champions of the Western Athletic Conference with a conference record of 7-1 and an overall record of 7-5. They tied with BYU and Air Force in the regular season, making the three teams co-champions in conference play. Air Force eventually went on to beat BYU in the conference championship game, but SDSU was technically still a co-champion in the regular season.

The last time SDSU won a conference championship outright was in 1986, when quarterback Todd Santos led the Aztecs to a 7-1 record in the Western Athletic Conference and an 8-4 record overall. The season ended with a heartbreaking 39-38 loss to Iowa in the Holiday Bowl.

This Saturday will determine if the Aztecs can secure their 19th conference championship, and the following Saturday could determine if it is won outright or shared.

WIN 19!

by Hunter Hewitt

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College football Saturday and bye week blog updates

November 17, 2012March 5, 2013 / Hunter O. Hewitt / 24 Comments

The Aztecs celebrate after their most recent victory over Air Force (Ernie Anderson/SDSU Media Relations)

Aztec fans –

Hope you all have had a great week. The bye week has been nice for us to get our bodies back and also get caught up in the classroom.

I apologize for the lack of stories this week, but be sure to keep an eye out next week for a handful of new posts. Most notably, there will be a special Feature Friday post with a video on tight end Gavin Escobar and one of his unique off-the-field hobbies.

College football Saturday

The bye week also meant that we had plenty of time on Saturday to catch up on college football across the country. For the first time in awhile, I was able to watch football all day.

Here are a few notable games from today’s action:

Wyoming – 28
UNLV – 23
Wyoming, SDSU’s final regular season opponent, won its third straight game and improved to 4-7. They will face the Aztecs on Nov. 24.

Tulsa – 23
UCF – 21
Tulsa and UCF are two schools who received more votes than SDSU in last week’s AP Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll. With UCF losing, the Aztecs could potentially jump them in the rankings.

Rutgers – 10
Cincinnati – 3
Like Tulsa and UCF, Cincinnati received more votes than SDSU in both polls last week. Their loss could also help the Aztecs move up.

Air Force – 21
Hawaii – 7
This game was on Friday, but it was Air Force’s sixth win of the season, making them bowl-eligible. They have already accepted an invitation to play in the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas on Dec. 29.

Game to keep an eye on: BYU vs. San Jose State, 10:30 p.m est

by Hunter Hewitt

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