WVU senior’s hand-on experience and family influence guides her path in sport management

I had been in touch with them previously from showing interest and volunteering, and then I interviewed over the summer and got the internship. We work with a bunch of different sports here at WVU. For the events I've worked so far, it's only been volleyball, men's and women's soccer, and football. We come in a few hours early and get things set up. For example, at soccer, we put the flags around the field, get radios to the people who need them, turn on the air conditioning in the press box, and things like that. We keep an eye on the ball shaggers, too, to make sure they're paying attention.

I worked my first football game against Pitt. It was a pretty awesome experience. Before the game, we went around to each gate to set up bike racks and turning on the security metal detectors. Once the gate opens, we make sure all of the equipment is running correctly and that things are going smoothly for the security team. Once the first quarter is over, we go and break all of that down. Then we get to watch the game from the field for one or two quarters, and then we break stuff down closer to the end of the game. After the game, we help with the ADA shuttles, helping bring people on golf carts to different locations around the stadium.