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 last edition features MBA/MSA students David Carter ('11), Jessica Martin ('11), Patrick Skahan ('10), and Christina Wright ('10).

A Day in the Life of David Carter ('11)
6:15 AM Wake up
6:25 AM Shower, iron clothes, breakfast, coffee,
7:00 AM Check the morning headlines, emails, review plans for the day
7:45 AM Head to Peden Stadium to sit in on defensive football coaches meetings
9:45 AM Off to work at the golf course, cutting fairways and tee boxes
12:15 PM Lunch with Colin Cowherd
1:00 PM Consulting work at the Ridges
5:00 PM Meet with class officers Beau Bauer ('11), Matt VanSandt ('11), and Janice Matacic ('11) to discuss MSA committees for next  year
5:30 PM Home for dinner with my wife
6:00 PM Work on Entrepreneurial Finance homework, read for Corporate Strategy class, and send a few 5K fundraising e-mails out
8:45 PM To the Convo for O’Malley basketball
10:30 PM Home exhausted
11:00 PM Shower, and off to sleep.  Another great day ahead!

A Day in the Life of Jessica Martin ('11)
7:30 AM My first alarm blares, it's not Lady Gaga, I decide to snooze until her song is played.
8:05 AM Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" wakes me up for the day. Time to get ready for Mr. Kahler's ('81) class!
9:00 AM Foundations class for first years and George Smalley ('10) (the coolest guy in Athens).  Mr. Kahler challenged our class to raise more money for the Gridiron Gallop (shameless plug: Please donate!)
11:00 AM Dropped off roommate Alicia Lawrence ('11) before braving my first haircut in Athens at Infinity Salon... it went well.  Mark did a great job.
12:00 PM Copperheads lunch meeting at Broneys with Alex Vitanye ('10), Dave Palmer, and John Kotowski.  Call me for tickets!  Classmates Katie Tershel ('11), Aaron Lewis ('10), and Garrett Munro ('10) were also spotted enjoying a nice lunch at Broney's.
2:00 PM G.A. meeting with Mr. Hartung at The Ralph and Lucy Schey Sales Centre.
3:00 PM Copperheads staff meeting with Alex Vitanye ('10), Dave Palmer, and our interns for the summer.  There is much to get done before our home opener on June 16th... Go Copperheads!
5:00 PM Rushed to get to the O'Malley soccer game.
5:10 PM Realized the second years have a million soccer players on their team.  However, still confident we can win with our soccer studs Ben Wang ('11), Matt Van Sandt ('11), and Phil Carden ('11).
6:00 PM First half is finally over, the score is 3-1.  Sean Othen ('11) scored our goal for the half!  Coach VanSandt makes some critical changes in our game plan and gives us a pep talk.
7:00 PM Game ends.  Despite our late efforts we lose 6-3.  I scored my first goal ever!
9:30 PM Met up with both classes on Court Street for the Chase for the Green Jacket, it should be a fun night!

A Day in the Life of Patrick Skahan ('10)
9:00 AM Awake to the pitter-patter of little paws of Finley excited about going on his morning walk.
10:00 AM Instruct future physical education teachers in the fundamentals and nuances of flag football at Peden Stadium.
12:00 PM Shift gears and teach 15 young John Daly’s on the driving range in another of my phys ed courses.
1:30 PM Attend Symposium meeting to put on the best alumni weekend in the history of Sports Administration
2:30 PM Begin making calls to obtain prizes for Symposium Golf Outing  as well as continue networking for a job in football.
6:00 PM Arrive at Professor Joe Foley’s ('04) class on fundraising and alumni relations
9:00 PM Hustle over to the Convocation Center to participate in O’Malley Cup Basketball. Game starts at 9:15, first fast break pull-up three pointer is launched at 9:16.
9:20 PM Continue to run alongside Aaron Lewis ('10) and Ryan Holmes ('10) as they continue to hoist up fast break pull-up jumpers like they are going out of style.
9:30 PM Realize that fast break pull-up jumpers truly are the only offense we have.
9:32 PM Watch as the Class of 2010 all have an "Oh yeah..." moment; Kevin Anderson ('10) is the best athlete ever.
9:35 PM Promise myself that I will at least do some kind of cardio workout in the future.
10:30 PM Head up to Court Street to recap the basketball game over a beer A.J. Rizzo ('10), Justin Hunt ('10) and Brian Emerson ('10).
12:00 PM Fall asleep still slightly out of breath from the basketball experience.

A Day in the Life of Christina Wright ('10)
9:00 AM Tour Guide Todd picks Keeshna Levy ('10) and I up from the hotel for day two of my apartment hunting trip.
9:30 AM Property 1,234,567 or at least it feels like it. Lessons from Revenue Generation seems to taint my decison-making skills.
10:15 AM Property 1,234,568. Still not impressed. Feeling overwhelmed and pressured to make a decision. Did you not listen, I am not signing a lease today.
10:45 AM Property 1,234,569. I'm beginning to think the Northwest side of Indianapolis is not for me.
11:15 AM Property 1, 234,570. I found my new living space! Lots of natural light, a patio, and was able to negotiate a discounted price and free washer and dryer rental! Thanks, Dr. Kirch and Mr. Kahler for the negotiating tips in accounting and revenue generation classes, respectively.
12:00 PM Quick Stop at Starbucks for a Venti Strawberries & Cream with light whip cream and a Venti Shaken Passion Tea Lemonade, sweetened.
12:15 PM Eat leftovers from Texas Roadhouse and get ready for the OHIO SAFM Alumni & Friends Reception.
2:30 PM Realize construction and Final Four traffic brings out my road rage, ugh.
3:00 PM OHIO SAFM Alumni & Friends Reception at Jillian's.
5:30 PM Stop at T.J. Maxx to check out the deals.
7:00 PM Dinner reservations at Buca di Beppo with Levy and former NCAA interns. We got to sit at the kitchen table. Good food, drinks, and company!
10:30 PM Spot Kentucky Head Coach John Calipari signing autographs on the street.
11:00 PM Head back to the hotel to crash. It's been a long day!

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