With graduation behind us, NUSports.com sat down with several graduating seniors to get an inside look at their plans after college.
BASEBALL
"I will be working for American Axle & Manufacturing in Detroit, Michigan."
– Evan Schreiber
"I plan to continue my career in baseball until I'm told to stop. And then I will use my invaluable engineering degree to start a career in chemical engineering."
– Jake Stolley, Baseball
MEN'S BASKETBALL
"I plan to take my talents overseas and compete at a professional level."
– Alexandru Olah
"I am extremely thankful for my four years as a Wildcat. I am beyond excited for another year of eligibility and the opportunity to begin my master's in sports administration here at Northwestern."
– Sanjay Lumpkin
FOOTBALL
"I will be moving to Dallas, Texas, to pursue a career as a client relations associate with Epic Health Services Inc."
– Stephen Buckley, Football
"Next year, I will be taking advantage of my fifth year of NCAA eligibility on the football team while pursuing a master's in Management Studies from the Kellogg School of Management. Additionally, I will be on volunteer staff with the Northwestern branch of Athletes in Action."
– Austin Carr
"I will begin my career with Aldi as a district manager."
– Terrance Brown
"I plan to continue my education through the School of Professional Studies with a master's in Public Policy and a concentration in Public Administration."
– Connor Mahoney
"I will be completing a post-baccalaureate certificate in the School of Professional Studies while finishing my final season of football at Northwestern University. I will also be moving on to the next stage of my life as I become a father in September/November."
– Joseph Jones, Football
MEN'S GOLF
"I will start my career at a sport's agency in the fall after a summer in Evanston."
– Joshua Jamieson
MEN'S SOCCER
"I plan on applying to graduate schools this summer to pursue a doctorate degree in Physical Therapy."
– Nati Schnitman
MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
"Next year I will be attending Law school in England."
– Grant Halsall
MEN'S TENNIS
"This summer I am taking a Euro trip, where I'm going to six different cities before I go home to Oslo for a few weeks. I will be back early August to start working for a hedge fund in Evanston."
– Fedor Baev
"I will be moving to New York City to work at AQR Capital following a seven-city tour of Europe with my former teammate, Fedor Baev."
– Mihir Kumar
WRESTLING
"Next year I will be at Stanford, beginning a PhD program in genetics."
– Robert Coukos
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
"I am going to play professional basketball overseas."
– Maggie Lyon
"I am going to pursue a professional basketball career in Greece."
– Tessa Haldes
"I will be returning to Northwestern for a fifth year of eligibility and pursue a master's degree."
– Lauren Douglas
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
"I will pursue my dream of being an on-air sports reporter. My journey begins in July and I will be working as a sideline reporter for Fox College Sports."
– Megan O'Brien
"I will be working with Green Corps for a year as an organizer for environmental campaigns."
– Renee Wellman
"I am commencing my post-bacc for pre-med classes in the Chicago area and applying for med school afterwards! I am also entered to run in my first marathon this coming fall at the Chicago Marathon."
– Camille Blackman
"I will spend the summer finding a team of ministry partners to support me as a one-year intern with Athletes in Action, a college Christian ministry, at Northwestern. The long-term plans are a bit fluid, but I will likely either be pursuing my law degree or a career in national security policy in Washington, D.C. "
– Erica Grubbs
"I will be working at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington D.C., doing research on rule of law as part of their Junior Fellows program."
– Elena Barham
"This summer I will be moving to New York and joining AQR Capital Management as a business development analyst."
– Allison Jacobsen
WOMEN'S FENCING
"I plan to pursue a career in sales and marketing in the collegiate sports industry after graduation."
– Courtney Dumas
WOMEN'S GOLF
"My current plan is to move back to Thailand and pursue a professional golf career in Asia. Ultimately, I would love to come back here and play on the LPGA tour in the near future!"
– Suchaya Tangkamolprasert
WOMEN'S SOCCER
"I'll be working as a medical assistant in Lincoln Park then attending Physician Assistant school next fall."
– Suzanne Malherbe, Women's Soccer
"After traveling this summer, in August I will be starting my position as a business analyst for A.T. Kearney out of the Chicago office."
– Jennifer Korn
"My long-term plan is to attend medical school. Before that, I am taking a gap year, working for a sports medicine physician at the Rehab Institute of Chicago."
– Rachel Bergman
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
"I will be working as a research assistant in the Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Lab at Northwestern. We conduct family studies in order to gain information about the genetics behind autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders."
– Nancy Dunbar
"Starting July 27th, I will be training for William Blair's investment banking analyst position that I will start full time in August. I will live in Boston but will be back in Chicago on a regular basis because it is where William Blair's HQ are located."
– Hadley Brooke
"I plan to continue my lacrosse career for a fifth year while beginning the Northwestern sports administration graduate program!"
– Christina Esposito
"I've had an incredible experience at Northwestern and I am so excited to stay in Chicago for the Kellogg School of Management, Russell Fellows MSMS program."
– Spring Sanders
WOMEN'S TENNIS
"I plan to continue my tennis career by training back home in England and travelling around the world playing professionally."
– Alicia Barnett
FIELD HOCKEY
"I am excited to be joining LinkedIn in San Francisco."
– Lisa McCarthy
"After graduation I will be working as a district manager for ALDI."
– Kirsten Ward
SOFTBALL
"I am so excited to move to the city and begin my professional life as a district manager for Aldi. I am even more excited to get my alumni football tickets!"
– Aubrie May
"I will be joining Aldi's management team. Starting in July I will participate in a rigorous training program in order to become a district manager in the Chicagoland area."
– Brianna Lebeau
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
"I'll be moving to downtown Chicago to work at Cortland Capital Market Services LLC as a client services associate in fund administration."
– Chelsea Soderholm
"I am moving to India to work for an organization that evaluates poverty reduction programs."
– Ellen Anderson
"I will be applying to medical schools and continuing research in Northwestern's audiology lab."
– Julianne Kurke
VOLLEYBALL
"I am planning to complete a pre-medicine post baccalaureate and go to medical school to become a pediatric oncologist."
– Abigayle Kraus
BASEBALL
"I will be working for American Axle & Manufacturing in Detroit, Michigan."
– Evan Schreiber
"I plan to continue my career in baseball until I'm told to stop. And then I will use my invaluable engineering degree to start a career in chemical engineering."
– Jake Stolley, Baseball
MEN'S BASKETBALL
"I plan to take my talents overseas and compete at a professional level."
– Alexandru Olah
"I am extremely thankful for my four years as a Wildcat. I am beyond excited for another year of eligibility and the opportunity to begin my master's in sports administration here at Northwestern."
– Sanjay Lumpkin
FOOTBALL
"I will be moving to Dallas, Texas, to pursue a career as a client relations associate with Epic Health Services Inc."
– Stephen Buckley, Football
"Next year, I will be taking advantage of my fifth year of NCAA eligibility on the football team while pursuing a master's in Management Studies from the Kellogg School of Management. Additionally, I will be on volunteer staff with the Northwestern branch of Athletes in Action."
– Austin Carr
"I will begin my career with Aldi as a district manager."
– Terrance Brown
"I plan to continue my education through the School of Professional Studies with a master's in Public Policy and a concentration in Public Administration."
– Connor Mahoney
"I will be completing a post-baccalaureate certificate in the School of Professional Studies while finishing my final season of football at Northwestern University. I will also be moving on to the next stage of my life as I become a father in September/November."
– Joseph Jones, Football
MEN'S GOLF
"I will start my career at a sport's agency in the fall after a summer in Evanston."
– Joshua Jamieson
MEN'S SOCCER
"I plan on applying to graduate schools this summer to pursue a doctorate degree in Physical Therapy."
– Nati Schnitman
MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
"Next year I will be attending Law school in England."
– Grant Halsall
MEN'S TENNIS
"This summer I am taking a Euro trip, where I'm going to six different cities before I go home to Oslo for a few weeks. I will be back early August to start working for a hedge fund in Evanston."
– Fedor Baev
"I will be moving to New York City to work at AQR Capital following a seven-city tour of Europe with my former teammate, Fedor Baev."
– Mihir Kumar
WRESTLING
"Next year I will be at Stanford, beginning a PhD program in genetics."
– Robert Coukos
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
"I am going to play professional basketball overseas."
– Maggie Lyon
"I am going to pursue a professional basketball career in Greece."
– Tessa Haldes
"I will be returning to Northwestern for a fifth year of eligibility and pursue a master's degree."
– Lauren Douglas
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
"I will pursue my dream of being an on-air sports reporter. My journey begins in July and I will be working as a sideline reporter for Fox College Sports."
– Megan O'Brien
"I will be working with Green Corps for a year as an organizer for environmental campaigns."
– Renee Wellman
"I am commencing my post-bacc for pre-med classes in the Chicago area and applying for med school afterwards! I am also entered to run in my first marathon this coming fall at the Chicago Marathon."
– Camille Blackman
"I will spend the summer finding a team of ministry partners to support me as a one-year intern with Athletes in Action, a college Christian ministry, at Northwestern. The long-term plans are a bit fluid, but I will likely either be pursuing my law degree or a career in national security policy in Washington, D.C. "
– Erica Grubbs
"I will be working at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington D.C., doing research on rule of law as part of their Junior Fellows program."
– Elena Barham
"This summer I will be moving to New York and joining AQR Capital Management as a business development analyst."
– Allison Jacobsen
WOMEN'S FENCING
"I plan to pursue a career in sales and marketing in the collegiate sports industry after graduation."
– Courtney Dumas
WOMEN'S GOLF
"My current plan is to move back to Thailand and pursue a professional golf career in Asia. Ultimately, I would love to come back here and play on the LPGA tour in the near future!"
– Suchaya Tangkamolprasert
WOMEN'S SOCCER
"I'll be working as a medical assistant in Lincoln Park then attending Physician Assistant school next fall."
– Suzanne Malherbe, Women's Soccer
"After traveling this summer, in August I will be starting my position as a business analyst for A.T. Kearney out of the Chicago office."
– Jennifer Korn
"My long-term plan is to attend medical school. Before that, I am taking a gap year, working for a sports medicine physician at the Rehab Institute of Chicago."
– Rachel Bergman
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
"I will be working as a research assistant in the Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Lab at Northwestern. We conduct family studies in order to gain information about the genetics behind autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders."
– Nancy Dunbar
"Starting July 27th, I will be training for William Blair's investment banking analyst position that I will start full time in August. I will live in Boston but will be back in Chicago on a regular basis because it is where William Blair's HQ are located."
– Hadley Brooke
"I plan to continue my lacrosse career for a fifth year while beginning the Northwestern sports administration graduate program!"
– Christina Esposito
"I've had an incredible experience at Northwestern and I am so excited to stay in Chicago for the Kellogg School of Management, Russell Fellows MSMS program."
– Spring Sanders
WOMEN'S TENNIS
"I plan to continue my tennis career by training back home in England and travelling around the world playing professionally."
– Alicia Barnett
FIELD HOCKEY
"I am excited to be joining LinkedIn in San Francisco."
– Lisa McCarthy
"After graduation I will be working as a district manager for ALDI."
– Kirsten Ward
SOFTBALL
"I am so excited to move to the city and begin my professional life as a district manager for Aldi. I am even more excited to get my alumni football tickets!"
– Aubrie May
"I will be joining Aldi's management team. Starting in July I will participate in a rigorous training program in order to become a district manager in the Chicagoland area."
– Brianna Lebeau
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
"I'll be moving to downtown Chicago to work at Cortland Capital Market Services LLC as a client services associate in fund administration."
– Chelsea Soderholm
"I am moving to India to work for an organization that evaluates poverty reduction programs."
– Ellen Anderson
"I will be applying to medical schools and continuing research in Northwestern's audiology lab."
– Julianne Kurke
VOLLEYBALL
"I am planning to complete a pre-medicine post baccalaureate and go to medical school to become a pediatric oncologist."
– Abigayle Kraus