Pursuing A Career In Intercollegiate Athletics

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My interest in pursuing a career in intercollegiate athletics stems from having been a participant of the NCAA in a student-athlete capacity for the past five years. My experience as an athlete has driven me to want to become a part of the NCAA as an athletics administrator to be a positive role model to current and prospective student-athletes. My current position as a Graduate Assistant of Compliance in the Division of Athletics at Jackson State University has enabled me to do so by providing hands on training in the day-to-day operations of the coordination, implementation, and evaluation of the athletics compliance program. It has also been essential in serving as a stepping stone for my future endeavors.

The purpose of me participating

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