2026 Bucks Go Pro 1.0, 2.0 Classes Announced

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State University Department of Athletics announced the Bucks Go Pro 1.0 and 2.0 classes for 2026. Bucks Go Pro 1.0 is comprised of a total of 35 student-athletes representing 18 sports programs, the group will be interning within the athletics department or on campus while Bucks Go Pro 2.0 will provide 42 student-athletes from 18 sports 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 42 student-athletes this year 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:

Provide the student-athletes with meaningful work experience in a professional setting
Help enhance student-athletes' resumes
Teach student-athletes how to develop a network of colleagues
Expand our student-athletes' reference beyond their professors and coaches
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:

BGP 1.0 Final Roster
First Name	Last Name	Sport	Unit
Sienna	Angove	Women's Swimming	FOD Design & Construction
Adylin	Armstrong	Women's Track & Field	SASSO
Sadie	Berry	Women's Gymnastics	Director of Operations
Dominic	Calhoun	Men's Track & Field	Data Analytics
Janiya	Coleman	Women's Gymnastics	Coaching
Peyton	Contini	Men's Gymnastics	Camps
Katie	Crump	Field Hockey	Office of Internal Audit
Lucy	Curtis	Field Hockey	NIL/Buckeye Sports Group
Landon	Desselle	Wrestling	LiFEsports
Carrie	Furbee	Women's Swimming	Marketing
Na'Vea	Gauthier	Women's Vollyeball	LiFEsports
Sarah	Gooding	Cheer	Nutrition
Pavitra	Karnati	Women's Soccer	OSU Physicians
Matthew	Klinge	Men's Swimming	Ticketing & Analytics
Alexis	Knisley	Women's Soccer	Athletic Training
Rayburn	Kohl	Men's Swimming	FOD Design & Construction
Allison	Kopser	Women's Cross Country	Blackwell
Riley	Lijewski	Women's Soccer	Wexner, James Center
Andrea	Lu	Women's Soccer	Event Management
Kaia	Malachino	Women's Ice Hockey	LiFEsports
Kelly	McAuley	Women's Volleyball	Keenan Center
Lindsey	McCulluch	Women's Lacrosse	Athletic Communications
Carson	Mize	Wrestling	Athletic Training
Gianna	Mojonnier	Dance	Digital Media - Photo/Video
Hephzibah	Oluwadare	Women's Tennis	Wexner, Informattion Technology
Sophia	Oppegard	Dance	Digital Media - Social/Web
Abigail	Perry	Women's Swimming	LiFEsports - Coach Beyond
Ethan	Reniewicki	Men's Swimming	Treasury
Lukas	Ross	Men's Gymnastics	Facilities
Adair	Shaw	Women's Swimming	Human Performance Collaborative
Cameron	Smith	Women's Gymnastics	Trademark & Licensing
Emerson	Therrien	Women's Swimming	Information Technology
Lorin	Tobler	Women's Swimming	Sport Administration
Nathalia	Valdez	Artistic Swimming	Wexner, Sport Medicine
Leah	Wicks	Women's Ice Hockey	OSU Physicians

BGP 2.0 Final Roster
First Name	Last Name	Sport	Company
Jocelyn	Amos	Women's Ice Hockey	Special Olympics Ohio
Emily	Barker	Field Hockey	The Spot Athletics
Nic	Bouzakis	Wrestling	The Spot Athletics
Morgan	Bridges	Women's Track and Field	Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream
Maureen	Caslow	Women's Rowing	Nationwide Children's Hospital
Lilly	Danner	Women's Soccer	Nationwide Children's Hospital
Austin	Daugherty	Cheer	Level The Playing Field
Mary	Davis	Field Hockey	Pelotonia
Xander	Del Valle Cantres	Cheer	JPMorgan Chase
Alec	DelSignore	Football	Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Fatu	Diawara	Women's Rowing	Columbus Zoo
Janneke	Dirven	Artistic Swimming	The James Network Development & Outreach
Isabella	Felter	Women's Rowing	Franklin Country Sheriff's Office
Ethan	Fleener	Cheer	Wexner Medical Center Nursing
Natalie	Garcia	Women's Soccer	Mosiac Employee Benefits
Sienna	Golden	Field Hockey	JPMorgan Chase
Charlotte	Gray	Artistic Swimming	Abbott
Aaron	Grimm	Men's Volleyball	JPMorgan Chase
Zoe	Hall	Women's Rowing	Olentangy Orange High School Athletic Department
Delaney	Harlan	Women's Lacrosse	JPMorgan Chase
Ocean	Henthrorn	Cheer	Kayne Law
SK	Isakson	Women's Lacrosse	NokRecommerce
Devin	Jordan	Men's Track and Field	QC Growth
Lexie	Kupka	Women's Lacrosse	2nd&7
Hailey	Lang	Softball	SureImpact
Berkley	Mape	Women's Soccer	Bridgeway
Adrianna	Murphy	Women's Rowing	RiteRug
Lily	Orosz	Women's Rowing	Basil Insurance
Jesse-Lee	Pakele	Men's Gymnastics	JPMorgan Chase
Maddy	Paz	Women's Lacrosse	Special Olympics Ohio
Maisyn	Rader	Women's Gymnastics	Columbus Crew
Maria	Roth	Women's Ice Hockey	Wexner Medical Center Nursing
Audrey	Rudoulph	Women's Lacrosse	RiteRug
Sophia	Sankovich	Cheer	Nationwide Children's Hospital
Nick	Sawyer	Baseball	SideCoach Sports
Brennen	Schramm	Football	Federated Insurance
Brady	Sestili	Men's Lacrosse	Simple Times Mixers
Kampbell	Stone	Women's Lacrosse	e-Cycle
Cal	Thomas	Cheer	Abbott
Emma	Tolley	Softball	Ohio Stadium Tours
Danika	Varda	Women's Swimming	Versiti
Liam	White	Men's Lacrosse	NokRecommerce