Aggies are going to work for their alma mater. The UC Davis Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Associated Students of UC Davis have partnered to create yearlong fellowship positions for recent graduates. Each position is geared toward providing skills and experience to sports-minded alumni.
Yonni Michovska ’17,
Development Fellow
Hometown:
Napa, California
Major:
Human development
Sports experience:
UC Davis women’s gymnastics, 2013–2017
Favorite sport:
“Gymnastics. I really like to watch basketball.”
Future career goals:
Earn a master’s degree in sports management
Favorite sports memory:
Getting a 9.9 out of 10 during a meet. “The pressure was on me to do really well, and I stepped up. That was so awesome — my biggest accomplishment, probably.”
Bryn Lutz ’17,
Communications Fellow
Hometown:
Carlsbad, California
Major:
Animal science
Sports experience:
UC Davis women’s water polo, 2012–2016
Favorite sport:
Water polo
Future career goals:
“I would like to do something in the animal-related field. I’m still exploring options; I’m open to everything.”
Personal sports highlights:
Beating UC Irvine on its Senior Day, and making a buzzer-beater to break a tie with Arizona State. “We became ranked fifth, our highest ranking that season.”
Josh Gomez ’16,
Aggie Stadium and Events Fellow
Hometown:
Concord, California
Double major:
Spanish and linguistics
Sports experience:
UC Davis men’s club soccer, 2012–2016
Favorite sport:
Soccer
Future career goals:
“I like the atmosphere of being in sports. I could definitely see myself doing this in the long run.”
Favorite sports memory:
Watching the U.S.-Mexico World Cup qualifying game in Mexico. “The passion that you see within so many people was on another level when I went there.”
