By Christina Wright ('10)

Many professionals in the sports industry will tell you that one of the reasons they love their job is because no day is exactly the same. Whether you are part of the Ohio University sports administration family or just curious about the MBA/MSA program, you can join the Center for Sports Administration and follow the not-so-typical days of our graduate students. This edition features MBA/MSA students Darren Cohen ('10), Aaron Lewis ('10), and Jorge Quinones ('10).

A Day in the Life of Darren Cohen ('10)
7:30 AM Wake Up
7:45 AM Talk to my roommate Joe Foley (’04) about his last few days in the Athens Takes It Off competition
8:00 AM Looking in the mirror, realize that I probably should have been in the competition with him … and decide that I will pass on the chance to try the Boss Hog competition at Kiser’s BBQ
8:45 AM Head to Campus a little early to practice Sports Governance Presentation
9:30  AM After a few successful runs meet briefly with Jorge Quinones (’10) about project for Sport in Development Class
9:45 AM E-mail University of Miami AD Kirby Hocutt to congratulate him on being recognized in SportsBusiness Journal’s 40 Under 40
10:00 AM Attend Dr. Y’s Sport Governance Class
11:45 AM Present on the Governance Structure of the University of Miami with Craig Decker (’10).
12:00 PM Lunch @ Miller’s Chicken with Mike Rose (’10) and Jason Hill (’10). If you’re in Athens … you have to try Miller’s!
1:00 PM Call with IAAM to confirm my spot in the PAFMS Conference in June
1:30 PM Head home to do laundry and catch up on emails
4:00 PM Quick stop at the post office on the way back to campus. I had to pay taxes in three different states this year.
5:15 PM Attend MSA Class Meeting where Ben Wang (’11) sang Liverpool’s ‘New Walk Alone as high fight song
6:30 PM After the meeting talk with Jessie Lamb (’10) about who is going to plan the next MSA Exclusive Event
8:00 PM Pick Up Late Dinner at the Pita Pit … Use Green Fever 2 for 1 Coupon
9:00 PM Make plans to meet up with former co-workers at Miami in Greensboro, North Carolina
10:30 PM Pack to work the rest of the week at the ACC Tournament
12:00 AM Shut it down for the day … Good night!

A Day in the Life of Aaron Lewis ('10)
7:45 AM Went to sleep real, woke up realer
8:00 AM Like most days, I sing Ice Cube during breakfast…Just waking up in the morning gotta thank God/ I don’t know but today seems kinda odd…
9:00 AM Meeting with Dan Morris, Luke Sayers ('01), Jim Kahler ('81) and Erik Lowery ('09) at the Convo, home of the MAC champion Ohio Bobcats
10:30 AM Send out daily e-mail to classmates that is filled with sarcasm and wit
11:30 AM Work on GA responsibilities with the hockey team
12:00 PM Finish Doc Higgins’ final exam
1:00 PM Get money, shape youth lives, and impact society
1:30 PM Fill out tournament brackets. No need to worry Melissa "Merissa" Somadelis (’10), I don’t work in the athletic department
2:00 PM Just realized I need to write day in the life by tomorrow morning…(insert curse word)
3:00 PM Put on my Affliction t-shirt and then work on my fitness at Ping.  I have to make sure I hit peak hours to show off my beach body
4:00 PM No shower, hopefully no one sits by me in the class meeting
5:00 PM Class meeting
6:00 PM Job hunt.  For those reading this, I will literally do anything.  I’m a self-motivated business professional skilled in building relationships. I also do magic.
7:00 PM Work on final project in visual communications class. It’s not good.
9:30 PM Dinner. Didn’t get enough iron at the gym so I’m making fish
10:00 PM Watch Tosh.O before heading to the club with Sean Phifer ('10).
10:15 PM No club tonight, just realized I need to save money for upcoming trip to Puerto Rico.
10:30 PM Start packing for PR.  First thing that goes in bag…Hawaiian shirt & linen pants of course.
12:00 AM Bed

A Day in the Life of Jorge Quinones ('10)
8:00 AM My alarm goes off, ringtone: The Office. Snooze.
8:10 AM 2nd try. Snooze.
8:20 AM Okay, I will just turn it off.
8:40 AM My wife, Marta kicks me off the bed and into the shower.
9:10 AM Chocolate-chip pancakes and Cuban coffee with my wife. Yum.
9:40 AM Head to Sport Governance class - the last one of the winter quarter!
10:10 AM Class starts with presentations from my 2010 classmates.
11:05 AM Start wondering what happened with the traditional 5 minute break.
11:12 AM Break?? Nope.
12:05 PM Meeting with Patrick Skahan ('10) to discuss gifts for the Symposium Golf Tournament. Contact me if interested, seriously - [email protected]
12:35 PM Drive to Firestone to pick up Chance Jones ('10), then dropped him at his place. Still not sure if he lives in Athens.
1:10 PM Stop at home to eat some home-cooked lunch - ground-beef, rice & beans - Yum.
2:00 PM Back to school to do some work.
2:10 PM Conference call with potential employer (yes, I'm a free agent)
3:00 PM Send out some e-mails and worked on a paper
5:05 PM Realize that it is 9 more days to Spring Break in Puerto Rico for me and 11 others. Tweeted.
5:50 PM Meet with Chance before Sport & Development class with Doc K.
6:10 PM Class starts - we had a skype speaker from South Africa - it is 1 a.m. over there!
8:54 PM Done with class, walk to Peden with Mike Rose ('10), drive to mi casa
9:30 PM Work on a paper while watching the Big East Tournament and have macaroni & cheese
1:15 AM Catch up on news (Twitter), bedtime.

For more information on our graduate students, please visit the Class of 2010 and 2011 profile pages.