JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================NK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?l" Wߜ2/, (v$;IYu)e5$9\XEifGx9FXpzrQ"kK[ L{ԑbWA, y%$gʈZ:MĶW8.An˘|ۙzOFDWcj25Ʈ ϭuֺ,wZėjc22sҵ!u01}qIPz35&Miprr S[!!s9'ڽ c,p9cfN׆#s:N[lÓa%}J9r9 XZR#fe 4]9#E *~WMs|l*֠\dp cRJ;v)9!].o/7N u3[͎cu9+|U@j\r\g ~hJKfO=2ZZy'&RS+VywwcR#[k2<3[i:&oHn%71a&XF:~NRkSTўGt5,Iar48205XxkPt;;G,l#1^H$c9''8:K+Z9q/DcZߝ+SI?tɎķ&$Eyn TU[-:K+FWG^6ILA%cXSZ5֭0].?>VJRmNkŗMwq2X;Zmm5cTPBX _YwYbn[hԣ][Óں4q5% V<1 j-׈.80Hho!CqF+d5壪J}Y@ȪJI9? j2[iiB$N-?k)_LcY̠?ʲ/tu+TWrxj鶺}f7u1~OAJ+zQ~&ul;Fgxc5Ǯ]xVw w5 Я@EVhmzߏz]l<ϝ>͆$s.%Nszb)ODXB}z d<@҈+6˝xΚR~G5xoK:ӫ6pl5mIYgG#jA+&Y$' I銇Oo4BC&8┥\΅Yfzlx1GlI?k ‘ r]8'|CSźG9lΈp@~=^F^趾M s,eywr^FqvtUv T\ÝA_ˑ;3Xe g8QWi: 3"UtAc^= <P>The 41-year-old Texan was honored in February of this year for his professional excellence over an 11-year career in the National Football League when he was selected "Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year" by the Professional Football Strength and Conditioning Coaches' Society during the organization's annual meeting in Indianapolis.</P> <P>Kent earlier earned high marks as a strength and conditioning cach at the University of Alabama under then-head coach Ray Perkins in 1985 and 1986 when the Crimson Tide's weight program was regarded as one of the nation's finest.&nbsp; The athletes he helped develop during that span include premier linebackers Cornelius ennett (Buffalo Bills) and Derrick Thomas (Kansas City), as well as Derrick Mckey of the NBA.</P> <P>Johnston launched his coaching career in 1978 at Teague (Texas) High School as an assistant coach before signing on at Northwestern (La.) State in 1979.&nbsp; He next moved to Northeast Louisiana as strength coach in 1980 before returning to the prep ranks as a gradate assistant for two seasons (1983-1984) before being namd strength and conditioning coach in 1985.&nbsp; When Per