Every Carthage student is required to submit a senior thesis or capstone project to demonstrate their mastery of their chosen area of study. Here are some projects by exercise and sport science students. 

  • “Relationships between strength among division III football players”
  • “Elevation Training Mask and Endurance”
  • “Strength differences from 2015 to 2017 Football”
  • “Stress among Yoga and HIIT participants”
  • “The Comparison of Weekly Volume Load, Position, Body Weight and 1 Repetition Maximums in Division III Football Players”
  • “Does Power Balance Wristband Improve Flexibility and Sprint Performance?”
  • “Strength Training Effect on Vertical Jump and Isometric Pull in Collegiate Division III Football Players”
  • “Effects of Stress on Swimmings Taper and Performance Among Division III Swimmers”
  • “Comparison Between Body Measurements and Event for Track and Field”
  • “Exercise and its Effect on Perceived Stress Levels on College Students”
  • “The Effects of Caffeine and Pre-Workout on Athletic Performance Amongst Division III College Football Players”
  • “The Relationship Between Sprint Performance and Anthropometrics in Division III Collegiate Track Athletes”
  • “Athlete’s Edge: A Vision Training Study”
  • “An Exploration of Time and Day on Muscular Endurance and Vertical Jump Height”
  • “Accuracy of Equations on Predicting Power Based Upon Weight and Jump Height”
  • “Effects of Short Term High Intensity Interval Training on Pre- and Post-Body Fat Percentage and Lean Mass”
  • “The Effectiveness of Summer Soccer Camp Training in Increasing Speed in Young Players”
  • “Burnout in Female Athletes”
  • “Which major football lift correlates most with sprint speed?”
  • “The effects of pre-workout on basketball down and back sprints”
  • “The Relationship between Power and Dynamic Warm Up”
  • “Whole Body Vibrations Impact on Maximal Countermovement Jump Height”
  • “Bilateral Strength Asymmetry Following Femoroacetabular Impingement Injury of a Collegiate Football Player”
  • “The Relationship between Spring and Vertical Jump Performance”
  • “Bilateral Strength Asymmetry Changes Following ACL Injury”
  • “The Impact of Rest Periods on Repeated Sprint Performance”
  • “How Does Repeated Sprint Ability Correlate with Fatigue?”
  • “Physical Therapy Improves Quality of Life”
  • “Impact of Spring Break on a Strength Endurance Phase of Resistance Training Among Division III Women’s Soccer Players”
  • “Relationship Between Lean Body Mass and Performance Variables in NCAA Division III Football Players”
  • “A collection of statistical models used to analyze if people’s exercise category level affects their stress levels in college”