Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Portrait of Isabel Martinez

Current students are gaining valuable work experience through internships. Recent UISRM graduates are entering the sport and recreation industries with internships and full-time employment. Alumni are advancing toward their dream job. The achievements of UISRM students, alumni, and faculty that the program is aware of are below.

  • Grant Gillon (BS 2012) completed on FOX's hit TV cooking show, Master Chef. Learn more about Grant and his journey to Master Chef through This Is UIowa. 
  • Lindsay Sorenson-Jones (BS 2013) accepted the position of Director of Distribution Partnerships with FEVO.  
  • Scott Schneider (BS 2017) accepted the position of Premium Sales Manager with the Las Vegas Grand Prix. 
  • Matt Gassen (BS 2018) accepted a promotion to Director of Ticket Sales with the Rockford Rivets.  
  • Lauren Jimmerson (UISRM Minor 2018) accepted the position of Event Product Manager at the Star Tribune.  
    Picture of Greta Rux by a giant volleyball
  • Cody Moehn (BS 2018) accepted a promotion to Operations Manager at CollegeAdvisor.com.  
  • Josh Silverstein (BS 2018) accepted the position of Director of Sales with TIFIN AMP.
  • Greta Rux (BS 2019, pictured right) accepted a promotion to Event Lead with USA Volleyball.
  • Taylor West (BS 2019) accepted a promotion to Associate Director of Football Operations at West Virginia University.   
  • Mitch Franklin (BS 2020) accepted the position of Event Coordinator at The Catering Company. 
  • Harrison Tsimouris (BS 2020) accepted the position of Running Backs Coach with the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.  
  • Riley Friel (UISRM Minor 2021) graduated from the Police Academy and accepted a role as Officer with the Aurora PD in Aurora, Illinois. 
  • Natalie Iacopetti (BS 2021) accepted a promotion to Marketing Project Manager at IMG Academy.  
    Picture of Reed Zahradnik by the spring training site for the Texas Rangers
  • Jake Manning (BS 2021, MA 2022) accepted the position of Football Operations Assistant with the University of Illinois.  
  • Tanner Natzke (BS 2021) accepted the position of Account Executive, Premium Sales and Service with the Phoenix Suns.  
  • Danny Papan (BS 2021) accepted the position of Front of House Manager at the DraftKings Sportsbook at Wrigley Field.
  • Jake Beeson (BS 2022) accepted a promotion to Inside Sales and Service Executive with the Minnesota Twins.  
  • CJ Blaskowski (BS 2022) accepted the position of Manager of Press Box Operations for the Cleburne Railroaders in the American Association of Professional Baseball.  
  • Alex Dickey (BS 2022, MA 2023) was selected as an NCAA Postgraduate Intern for the men's basketball championship.  
  • Quinn Douglas (UISRM Minor 2022) was awarded the Best Play-by-Play or Best Sports Story by the Iowa Broadcast News Association. 
  • Ethan Ekstrom (BS 2022) accepted the position Creative Services Associate with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.  
  • AJ Hope (BS 2022) accepted the position of Ballpark Operations Assistant with the Omaha Storm Chasers.  
  • Dani Johnson (MA 2022) accepted the position of Director of Athletic Communications with the North Coast Athletic Conference.
  • Marcelina Marvelli (BS 2022) accepted the position of Regional Sales Associate with Musco Lighting.  
    Picture of Nathan Escobedo's welcome from the Chicago Bulls
  • Lucas Russell (BS 2022, ex. MA 2023) accepted a summer internship position with Iowa PGA.  
  • Reed Zahradnik (UISRM Minor 2022, pictured above right) is working as a Baseball Analytics Apprentice with the Texas Rangers.  
  • Ryleigh Collum (BS 2023) accepted the position of Coordinator of Internal Operations at Simpson College.  
  • Tyler Craig (BS 2023) accepted the position of Recruiting Coordinator with NCSA College Recruiting.  
  • Nathan Escobedo (BS 2023, pictured right) accepted the position of Inside Sales Representative with the Chicago Bulls.  
  • Avery Johnson (BS 2023) accepted the position of Sales Associate with Bone-a-Patreat.  
    Picture of Amy Knoebl's welcome from the Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Amy Knoebl (BS 2023, pictured right) accepted the position of Inside Sales Representative with the Pittsburgh Penguins. 
  • Anna Lewis (UISRM Minor 2023, ex. MA 2025) accepted the position of Intern with Team USA Iowa and Female Elite Wrestling.  
  • Isabel Martinez (BS 2023, pictured top right) accepted the position of Sales Associate with the Milwaukee Bucks.  
  • Kyle Schrader (BS 2023) accepted the position of Operations Manager at Prospect Meadows Sports Complex.  
  • Gary Schwarz (BS 2023) accepted the position of Inside Sales Representative with the Ontario Reign.  
  • Ian Zagaeski (BS 2023) will begin Northwestern University’s Masters’ in Sports Administration program with a specialization in Sports Analytics this fall.  
  • Katie Cocoma (ex. UISRM Minor 2024) accepted the position of Sports & Events Intern at Kemper Lesnik.