JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================gK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?$𾔃ک8ESF#<1YDtgdTNCj1?'V\*/uK{;nYìjXŸ2=`O$Q, }KO5?+m$+Ni+('9s4M$P b~c?O%8umk DF|1 *6ÁqW?d+{+mg1ѧYF#JT9?6OֲtKOܗ6VQbܶ֏}k7zM[w=_h98sst1&,JSߞxEX1fa ر>U75([}>$[}zՔ[&Ȩ'Ld#`&p;TwLj t* 03ZmUrH<ִtcVV{iF]b+i]>s$f^h01aҫ)mBbyJ=08nv5/M&g[Pw\hיt9N+]W%;*cw%Ʃ]*XJS䎃Jm3OSm:jڠ^;ɽ iZq^#'|O#Mm G +r3Px Zm2 H#54qHIsd˫EcqR+sFWs$-D[ EbxsCn ) ׫Df8zY mҚJ’\ǔ_x>haxE%\xak!Qr8הzΒ$ZQoZM&=/1D;~U*@E2d] NʡkOsgE]@>ky-=袀$}i8LYΫӆE3 }NIzMgV$lz(e#is.</P> <P>The 41-year-old Texan was honored in February of this year for his professional excellence over an 11-year career in the National Football League when he was selected "Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year" by the Professional Football Strength and Conditioning Coaches' Society during the organization's annual meeting in Indianapolis.</P> <P>Kent earlier earned high marks as a strength and conditioning coach at the University of Alabama under then-head coach Ray Perkins in 1985 and 1986 when the Crimson Tide's weight program was regarded as one of the nation's finest.&nbsp; The athletes he helped develop during that span include premier linebackers Cornelius Bennett (Buffalo Bills) and Derrick Thomas (Kansas City), as well as Derrick Mckey of the NBA.</P> <P>Johnston launched his coaching career in 1978 at Teague (Texas) High School as an assistant coach before signing on at Northwestern (La.) State in 1979.&nbsp; He next moved to Northeast Louisiana as strength coach in 198(ܜp m#Ƥ[`@G|rBN%B>b>J-?Ov5m$aOJ]|9gc'Ӗ5Lhƹ\٣é z/Z|Юģ*dϹ9@ `cMܨ6:8SޚM ТD f\ R(\a:񫨈FB nd0yxerx{XQI =@ZHb no@E( -W&۞2cV Nh rzH'Q990+vX 0ppv8F1*:\F9`@(>l#%"!LQ*'XRBOZ9@ø$@T)wӹCE5FK1$}Fi9<ȠtR~BAy("Qҗ-? } O9&\uޝ;1h~+ۊpz{#eQ=}jP4ʒK0:ӊ?ҀNi `zE yVE c5FNzP˞O_n"qA^s=(mdSNc摀,\ý8繥}Xm!~nH(=14€X,~SW5zt[8u2m󎹡{DcE-±AqڊFhmi$ހvԃ G{T#R?J9DF❇)4G( *O&#Rc