Courtesy of Prairie View A&M Athletics
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas — Prairie View A&M University student-athlete Myles McHaney IV ’24 recently earned a master’s degree in juvenile justice. As the first Agletics ambassador, the HBCU alumnus is serious about his faith, fitness, and football. His demeanor, achievements, and future goals made him an obvious choice to represent the new Agletics initiative at PVAMU, a partnership between the College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources and the PVAMU Athletics program.
Hailing from Michigan, McHaney came to Texas with one goal: to play football at a Division I HBCU. He earned his undergraduate degree while playing football at Upper Iowa University, majoring in criminal justice. McHaney aims to give back to the PVAMU community, and serving as an Agletics ambassador is his first step. “Athletic Director Anton Goff, Coaches Bubba McDowell, Alvin Fosselman III, and Marlon Watson have all been great. I would not have been able to come here and play the game I love without their support,” said Myles McHaney IV.
As a leader in nutrition programs such as Dietetics and Wellness in Houston (WIH), CAFNR has a mission to serve local communities such as Waller County (where PVAMU is located) and others across Texas. Through various levels of outreach and education, Agletics is where agriculture meets athletics to bring CAFNR research and nutrition support directly to student-athletes to show the correlation between intake and performance. As a gateway for student-athletes to pursue studies in agriculture and nutrition, Agletics combines practical knowledge with scientific research to enhance student-athletes’ overall athletic performance in college and contribute to post-graduate success.
Agletics is a multi-faceted collaboration that will soon incorporate precision nutrition, a cutting-edge area of research that will increase awareness and enhance athletic performance, attracting HBCU students from other majors to participate in cross-disciplinary research in a high-earning field. McHaney is excited to be a part of this initiative, sharing his daily regimen of drinking lemon water with his teammates through “Motivational Monday with Myles” reels on social media. In the future, McHaney may return to PVAMU, using his degrees to support the College of Juvenile Justice through CAFNR’s WIH programs. WIH provides evidence-based research programs across six counties, including Waller.
The launch of Agletics highlights a new master’s degree in nutrition science, the second new CAFNR graduate program launched within the past two years. The new MS in Nutrition will allow undergraduate nutrition students to seamlessly transition into graduate studies, participating in research with our student-athletes.
CAFNR presented Agletics as part of the Prairie View A&M University Football Mega Camp on May 31, providing participants with hydration and nutrition support and education. In addition to @pvamucafnr’s social media features, Agletics will be active this summer across the PVAMU campus and beyond.
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