MSU Human Performance Lab

05/01/2026

Mia Lund, an MSU Kinesiology student, presenting this year’s treadmill climbing research project at the MSU Undergraduate Research fair. Nice work!

04/26/2026

Wow!

10.95s! Gabby Thomas FINALLY breaks the sub-11 barrier 🔥

She clocks a wind-legal 10.95s (-0.4) to win the Botswana Golden Grand Prix, securing her first-ever sub-11 in the 100m 🔥

A long time coming… and worth the wait ⏳

04/26/2026

Boom!

WORLD RECORD

Sabastian Sawe becomes the first-ever person to run a sub-two hour marathon in a race as he wins the 2026 London Marathon ‼️

The Kenyan runs a phenomenal time of 1:59:30, smashing his previous personal best of 2:02:05 🇰🇪

04/11/2026

Prepare to have your mind blown…

04/07/2026

Another recent publication for one of Dr. Heil's collaborators - Dr. Akay, an engineering professor in Turkey. The article has actually been posted online since 2023 but was only just fully published (with DOI) in 2026. Publishing can be a painfully slow process...

04/06/2026

Unexpectedly bumped into Dr. Eli Lankford (R) (formerly BYI-Idaho, now Fresno State University) at the 2026 American College of Sports Medicine - Northwest conference.

04/06/2026

MSU fielded two teams this year for the Student Quiz Bowl competition at the 2026 American College of Sports Medicine - Northwest conference in Moscow, ID. Great work everyone!

04/06/2026

MSU students Dana Melton (R) and Mia Lund (L) at the 2026 American College of Sports Medicine - Northwest conference in Moscow, ID.

11/29/2025

Another successful conference presentation - “Tests of walking performance as indicators of physiological health and walking football performance “ (Bali, Indonesia). Note: “walking football” = walking soccer.

11/29/2025

Another successful conference presentation - “Tests of walking performance as indicators of physiological health and walking football performance “ (Bali, Indonesia). Note: “walking football” = walking soccer.