Her Story
About Shay
Shay BakerWatson serves as an Athletic Training Graduate Student and Administrative Athletic Student Worker in the field of athletics. She earned her Bachelor's of Science in Exercise and Sports Science from Benedictine University in Illinois in May 2025 and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Athletic Training, with an expected graduation in May 2027. Her professional experience includes clinical immersion, student management at DePauw University, and event support such as staffing the Monon Bell game. Shay received the McLendon Foundation Scholarship, which supports her graduate studies and provides networking opportunities in college athletics development. She maintains a strong connection to sports through her family background, with her mother as an athletic director and her father as a long-time football coach.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Shay
01What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
To be unapologetically you. Find what makes you stick out so people remember you by something unique like wearing bright colors or funky earrings and shoes.
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