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Did you come to Hamilton intending on this path? If not, what changed your mind?
When I first came to Hamilton, I had no idea what I wanted to do. When sophomore year rolled around and it was time to decide on concentrations, I chose economics and Hispanic studies as they were classes that I had found the most interesting. Up to that point S&C [strength and conditioning] wasn’t even on my radar as a career. By the end of my junior year when I knew that a desk job wasn’t necessarily something that would work for me, it was too late to change, and [I] decided to stick to the path and just see what I could do to get into S&C or a role more related to sports.
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Who are your mentors and supporters on campus?
On campus, my biggest mentor has been Strength & Conditioning Coach Josh Swearingen. Over the past three years, he’s been someone I could always turn to for advice. When injuries sidelined me during my sophomore and junior years, he provided unwavering support and worked with me to create a personalized plan for recovery. He also gave me the invaluable opportunity to intern in the varsity weight room this past year, allowing me to gain hands-on coaching experience and learn from an accomplished collegiate strength and conditioning coach.
Another mentor was athletic trainer Nigel Dunkley. Watching both of them work and their dedication to the College and its student-athletes helped me see that true fulfillment comes not from personal gain, but from supporting others and helping them grow.
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What other Hamilton experiences did you have that influenced you and helped you to “Know Thyself”?
During my sophomore year I fractured my elbow during fall ball. The next season, I had a traumatic labral tear in my throwing arm that also ended up needing surgery. During this time, with the coaches around me, I had to learn how to help myself rehab back. Through this process and working with Coach Swearingen and Nigel, I learned a lot about how to properly build rehab programming, how to work through different progressions, and how to train injured athletes and work around complications. This was one of the first times I started to really enjoy the weight room.
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How did you get your internship with the Diamondbacks?
I found the internship just scrolling through MLB job postings. I saw it the day before the application deadline and decided to go for it. The next day, I got an email back asking for a three-to-five-minute video introducing myself more in-depth. I sent the video in and didn’t hear back for a couple weeks so I thought, “Oh well, gave it my best shot.” Then out of the blue I got an email back saying that I had made it to an interview with the entire staff. From that interview, the biggest statement that stood out to me was from a coach when he said, “Your story really stood out to me because you’re a lot like me, where you come from a background outside of S&C and exercise science. To me this shows that you really are interested in working in this field and learning all it has to offer.” Then on the bus to our first baseball game at Johns Hopkins, I got a call and was offered the position.
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What do you hope to do after completing your graduate program?
After graduate school, my main goal is to end up back in professional baseball, particularly in a role as rehab coordinator or as a head strength coach for an MLB team.
Posted July 17, 2026
