2023 Bucks Go Pro 1.0, 2.0 Classes Announced

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State University Department of Athletics announced the 2023 Bucks Go Pro 1.0 and 2.0 classes for 2023. Bucks Go Pro 1.0 is comprised of a total of 38 student-athletes representing 19 sports programs, the group will be interning within the athletics department or on campus while Bucks Go Pro 2.0 will provide 56 student-athletes the opportunity to gain experience with companies throughout Columbus.

The Eugene D. Smith Leadership Institute’s most tenured program, the Bucks Go Pro 1.0 Internship program, runs eight weeks over the summer and allows student-athletes to gain important hands-on professional experience. The program incorporates an educational curriculum focused on areas such as networking, leadership and personal finance.

The Bucks Go Pro 2.0 Internship program allows the 56 student-athletes this year (21 sports programs) to gain intensive internship experience in a multitude of roles with more than 30 companies. The Ohio State Athletics Department is incredibly grateful for our partners who have helped take this program to the next level.

Both internship programs strive to:

1. Provide the student-athletes with meaningful work experience in a professional setting
2. Help enhance student-athletes’ resumes
3. Teach student-athletes how to develop a network of colleagues
4. Expand our student-athletes’ reference beyond their professors and coaches
5. Help our student-athletes be better prepared for life after college and represent Ohio State with class in their professional endeavors.”

The names of the student athletes who will be in the programs this year are listed below:

The 2023 Bucks Go Pro 1.0 Roster

The 2023 Bucks Go Pro 2.0 Roster

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