Emily Brookshaw, Exercise Science

Abstract: Off-ice testing for hockey players is commonly implemented to
assess physical fitness levels in relation to on-ice performance. The purpose
of this study was to develop knowledge on the correlation between off-ice and
on-ice testing in Division I women’s ice hockey players in order to identify
tests that predict on-ice performance. Subjects included 17 female athletes
from Bemidji State University that each participated in four off-ice tests and
four on-ice tests. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data using
the correlation (R-squared value), mean, and standard deviation. Results
indicated that there was very little, or no correlation when comparing the office
tests with the same on-ice tests. These results suggested that off-ice testing
for Division I Women’s Hockey players may not be the right assessment tool to
predict women hockey players on-ice abilities. Further investigation needs to
be completed in this area for better interpretations.

Abstract:Sales of bottled water have increased significantly in the
last decade. Today, many different brands of bottled water exist. In this
experiment, we explored how the anionic formulations differ between tap
water, lab purified water, Aquafina, Dasani, and Klarbrunn (as distributed
by Bemidji State University). These samples were analyzed by ion
chromatography and referenced against an anion standard to determine the
presence and concentration of anions.

Abstract:Stratigraphic data from fifteen wells east of Bagley show that three
geologic formations are present; upper to lower are the Lower Red Lake Falls
(LRLF) an aquifer, St. Hilaire a confining layer, and Marcoux an aquifer.
The LRLF is composed of brown sands, gravels, and tills. The St. Hilaire is
gray clays and tills with brown sands and gravels. The Marcoux is typically
gray sand. These isopach maps are important in determining the hydrologic
dynamics near the Clearwater River, which runs southwest to northeast east of
Bagley. The contact between the LRLF and the St. Hilaire could be directing
water toward the river. The St. Hilaire thickens from southwest to northeast
in the study area. Most of the wells in the center of the section are shallow
and finished in the LRLF. Wells in the northern part of the section are finished
in the Marcoux and St. Hilaire.