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Syracuse Sport Management | Sport Analytics 2022-2023 Newsletter
Updated Jun 28, 2024

    Syracuse Sport Management | Sport Analytics 2022-2023 Newsletter

    Building the Future

    Highlighted Stories:

    Congratulations to the Class of 2023 

    New major in Esports Communications and Management 

    Dual degree with Whitman 

    Sport, Entertainment and Innovation Conference planned 

    Sport Analytics program highlights 

    Alumni news 

     

    Director's Greeting

    It has been said “success breeds success.” Each May, we celebrate the scholarly accomplishments of our graduates, but the amazing success of our Class of 2023 elevated the level of achievement to new standards. We conferred the largest number of degrees in our department’s history with 141 students graduating from Sport Management, Sport Analytics, and our graduate program in Sport Venue and Event Management. 

    Overall, 65 percent of our undergraduate students graduated with honors, achieving a 3.4 or above GPA – which was another program milestone! Sport Management had 58 percent of its class graduate with honors, while Sport Analytics had an astounding 78 percent of its students earn academic honors. Additionally, a record number of 49 seniors earned the distinction of the Director’s Academic Achievement Award by attaining a minimum 3.4 GPA for every semester at Syracuse University, which is an outstanding accomplishment. I am extremely proud of the Class of 2023! 

    As I begin my final year as the founding director and chair of this fabulous program, by announcing my retirement, I wish to reflect on the previous 18 years, but reassure everyone that just like the Class of 2023, Sport Management will set new standards! Syracuse University will continue to offer a preeminent program and be a “success engine” for the future through innovative education, research and service. 

    Our mission is unwavering. To provide resources and deliver real-world experiences that empower students, educators and alumni success. To engage in cutting-edge and collaborative research that advances knowledge and catapults the sport industry forward. To maintain a diversified curriculum that is responsive to the ever-changing needs of this global industry, and our constituents and stakeholders. To be the interdisciplinary model of exceptional service and civic engagement to Falk College, our University and communities. To promote diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility by using sports as a platform for social responsibility. 

    We have positioned ourselves as a global leader in this academic field, which is a credit to the graduates, faculty and staff, along with administrators such as Falk College Dean Diane Lyden Murphy, and benefactors such as David and Rhonda Falk and our nationally renowned advisory council of sports executives. 

    This department has prided itself on creating pathways for women in sports and creating cutting-edge programs. Syracuse University designed the first undergraduate sport analytics degree program of its kind in the nation, and the results have been phenomenal. We have also just created a one-of-a-kind dual degree program in Esports Communications and Management, a joint program between Falk College and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. In August 2024, we will enroll our first cohort of students in our fourth undergraduate degree program, an interdisciplinary degree in Sport Business and Management developed in conjunction with the Whitman School of Management. We have, and will continue, to move the needle in academic excellence. No other Research I and Power Five Conference university offers such a unique blend of degree programs, a feat we are exceptionally proud of. I hope you are as well.

    I have tried to live some of the teachings of legendary Hall of Fame basketball coach John Wooden, who said, “True success comes only to an individual by the self-satisfaction of knowing that you gave everything to become the very best that you are capable of.” I know success can be fleeting. Sustained success is not a destination, it is a journey, and that journey of success will continue. 

    I wish to thank each one of our graduates for enriching my life and giving me the passion to help this program be the best. To the parents who entrusted your sons and daughters to us, thanks for believing in our family culture. To our donors, benefactors and supporters, you have helped us make an indelible impact and difference in hundreds of students’ lives. To advisory council members past and present, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your unwavering support, friendship, dedication and loyalty. To my colleagues, best wishes and sincere gratitude. You’re THE BEST! We’re ORANGE TOGETHER! 

    Sincerely, 

    Michael Veley 

    Director and Chair 

    Rhonda S. Falk Endowed Professor of 

    Sport Management

     

    Table of Contents

    Students

    Congratulations to the Class of 2023

    SVEM Graduate Program

    Welcome Class of 2027

    Director’s Honor Roll

    Senior Capstone Locations

    Senior Capstone Profiles

    Charity Sports Auction

    Sport Management Club 

    ACC Honor Roll

    Sales Club/Sport Media and Marketing Club

    Women in Sports and Events Club

    Sport Professionals of Color Club

    Analytics

    High School Summer Academy

    Program Highlights

    Alison Gilmore Feature

    Kitman Labs Partnership

    Student Organizations

    News and Events

    Partnership with Fantastec

    New Esports Degree

    SEI-Con Announcement

    Podcast Room

    Dual Degree With Whitman

    New ESE Minor

    DEIA Symposium

    SPM 324 Yankees Project

    Los Angeles Immersion

    Winter and European Olympic Odyssey

    Program Donation

    Faculty and Staff

    Faculty and Staff Profiles 

    Advisory Councils

    Sport Management Advisory Council 

    Emerging Leaders Council 

    Alumni

    Employment Listings 

    Read the most recent news from the Department of Sport Management at Syracuse University. 

    Photos with caption in this section included: Student Matt Kahan (center) won the SPM Sales Combine in Spring 2022, put on in conjunction with the New York Mets and the Syracuse Mets. He is shown with New York Mets executives Tyler DeFranco (left) and Abby Higgins. The winner was misidentified in the 2022 SPM Newsletter. 

    From our Dean… 

    Greetings students, alumni, and friends. As I conclude my tenure as Falk College Dean in 2023, I reflect on the remarkable journey of the Department of Sport Management. Falk College has been a national leader of sport industry education for 20 years. Today, programs in sport management and sport analytics continue to excel at the highest level. Our students annually earn prestigious honors in national conferences and competitions. Our alumni hold leadership roles in agencies, organizations and teams across the industry. As Syracuse University launches its esports communications and management major in Fall 2024, I know it will find similar success. 

    As a social worker and feminist scholar, I never anticipated I would help build academic programs in sport management and sport analytics. I am truly grateful to have Chair and Director Michael Veley, and each member of our outstanding sport management faculty, who were essential in building this department. Most of all, it has been my great privilege to see our students bring positive change to the world through sports and beyond. I have every confidence in the continued growth and excellence of Falk College’s programs in sport management, sport analytics, esports and sport venue and event management and all who are part of them. 

    Thank you for the honor of serving as your Dean. I am immensely proud of what we have accomplished together. 

    Go Orange! 

    — Diane Lyden Murphy, M.A. M.S.W., Ph.D., Dean, Falk College 

    Students

    Congratulations to the Class of 2023 

    On May 12, 2023, Syracuse University’s David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics celebrated its Class of 2023 Convocation ceremony at Manley Field House. The Department of Sport Management congratulates 87 Sport Management undergraduates, 49 Sport Analytics undergraduates, and five Sport Venue and Event Management master’s graduates who received their degrees as part of the Class of 2023. 

    Sport Management major Alex Guo served as a Falk College Marshal and delivered a speech at Convocation. Department Marshals were Brianne Quinlan (Sport Management), John Asel (Sport Analytics) and Luke Frontale (Sport Venue and Event Management). 

    Eighty-nine Sport Management/Sport Analytics students in the Class of 2023 graduated with honors with a GPA of 3.4 or higher, representing 63 percent of the graduates, a department record. Thirty-nine students graduated Magna Cum Laude (GPA of 3.6 or higher) and 29 students graduated Summa Cum Laude (GPA of 3.8 or higher). One student had a triple major, 12 students had dual majors and three students had triple minors. Seven students earned Certificates of Advanced Study (CAS) in Sport Analytics. 

    The Department of Sport Management’s traditional celebration of its graduates on Commencement weekend continued this year with more than 200 parents, family members, friends, faculty and staff gathering in Falk College on May 12 to celebrate the accomplishments of the Sport Management and Sport Analytics undergraduates and Sport Venue and Event Management master’s students. 

    Forty-nine students received the Director’s Academic Achievement Award for earning a GPA of 3.4 or higher for each of their consecutive semesters at Syracuse University. Sport Management: Alexander Chillemi, Maeva Collatos, Stephanie Deangelis, Juliana DiCenso, Kevin Donoghue, Rahul Dua, Alex Guo, Chuqi Fang, Alessandro Ferrari-Carrubba, Jake Fienberg, Melanie Kelly, Andrew Leconte, Juliano Macera, Chloe Moss, Benjamin Paglia, Alexandra Panaggio, Brianne Quinlan, Anthony Ruggiero, Eli Samuels, Maxwell Schobel, Ethan Shifman, Blake Taub and Anna Theodosopoulos. Sport Analytics: Ian Archer, Daniel Beim, Mitchell Bereznay, Alexander Borelli, Daniel Brockett, Elijah Buto, Robert Craig III, Kylie Dedrick, Philip Frank, Sam Gellman, Corey Goldman, Shane Halpin, Nolan Hammond, Gabriel Herz, Jackson Hett, Christopher Jones, Nicholas Lukowsky, Nathaniel Mahoney, Austin Murphy, Zachary Palfey, Matthew Penn, Seth Quinn, Robert Schoor, Brenden Slomka, Benjamin Wachtel and Zachary Wood. 

    Six Sport Analytics seniors were named Falk College Scholars: Alexander Borelli, Kylie Dedrick, Shane Halpin, Eli Miller, Matthew Penn and Benjamin Wachtel. 

    Here is a list of the senior awards: 

    Sport Management Director’s Award – Blake Taub 

    Academic Excellence Award – Benjamin Paglia 

    Matt Brodsky Philanthropic Excellence Award – Megan Sheehan 

    Sport Management VIP Award – Alex Guo 

    Professional Engagement Award – Melanie Kelly 

    Jason Morales Perseverance in Sport and Life Award – Justin Moskowitz 

    Director’s Award for Academic Promise – Nyah Jones 

    Kate Veley Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility Award – Maxwell Schobel 

    Patrick Ryan Sport Technology Award – Noah Wagner 

    Outstanding Graduate Student Award – Molly Gross 

    Sport Analytics: 

    Sport Analytics VIP Award – Kylie Dedrick 

    Sport Analytics Academic Excellence Award – Alexander Borelli 

    Sport Analytics Academic Excellence Award – Benjamin Wachtel 

    Sport Analytics Research Excellence Award – John Asel 

    Sport Analytics Research Excellence Award – Austin Murphy 

    Sport Analytics Director’s Award for Academic Promise – Eli Miller 

    Sport Analytics Director’s Award for Academic Promise – Matthew Penn 

    Also, the M.S. in Sport Venue and Event Management program concluded its 11th year.

    Sport Venue and Event Management Master’s program graduates its 11th class 

    The Department of Sport Management’s master’s program in Sport Venue and Event Management (SVEM) welcomed its 11th class of graduate students to campus in July 2022. The 2022-23 cohort included six students, with a diverse mix of educational backgrounds and from a variety of geographic locations. Students in this cohort worked toward completing their practicum work in Spring 2023, Summer 2023 and some will continue in Fall 2023. 

    In addition to their classwork, graduate students volunteered for a variety of events, including working the entire regional tournament of The Basketball Tournament (TBT) in Syracuse. They also took part in professional development seminars conducted by Sport Management internship placement coordinators on networking, cover letters, resumes, strategic interviewing, salary negotiation, career guidance and using LinkedIn. 

    In the Spring 2023 semester, students worked with associate professor Dr. Gina Pauline in the advanced sport event management course, and in collaboration with adjunct instructor and JMA Wireless Dome Director Tom Forgione, to complete a rotational program getting first-hand experience in all areas of Dome operations. The students experienced a wide range of events such as Syracuse University basketball games, Monster Jam, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert. 

    Students in the first 11 cohorts have immersed themselves in the program’s academic and experiential opportunities, and leveraged relationships to launch their careers in the industry. Graduates have secured positions at Allegiant Stadium, Soldier Field, Dartmouth Athletics, Dover Speedway, Brown University, Spectra Venue Management, Legends, Spartan Race Inc., Country Music Hall of Fame, Syracuse University’s JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse University’s Barnes Center, Met Life Stadium, Boston Celtics, Boise State University, Towson University Athletics, Nike China, and Tulsa Sports Commission, among others. 

    The 12th SVEM graduate class began in July 2023. The SVEM curriculum is designed to provide graduate students with a set of courses focused on the management and operations of facilities and events in the realm of sports and entertainment. The program comprises 36 credit hours of intensive classroom learning skill development and experiential opportunities in settings like SU’s JMA Wireless Dome. Additionally, the SVEM coursework contains theory-to-practice elements where students apply concepts learned in the classroom to actual industry settings in a hands-on manner. 

    For more information about the graduate program, visit Falk College Sport Management Academic Programs page. 

    Images with captions included in this section: Nicolee Foster, Luke Frontale, Ben Blake and Molly Gross (from left) took part in the Falk College Class of 2023 Convocation in May. Graduate students Ben Blake, Molly Gross, Geana Torres, Linfeng Li and Luke Frontale (from left) worked at The TBT in July 2022. 

    Practicum locations for Sport Venue and Event Management master’s program 

    Fall 2022 

    Joshua Hagwell, Twenty3 Sport and Entertainment 

    Samantha Swart, The Game Sport Complex 

    Chris Szlamczynski, Syracuse University Athletics 

    Taylor Tsatsis, Syracuse University Athletic Operations 

    Spring 2023 

    Luke Frontale, Syracuse University Athletic Operations 

    Asa Goldstock, University of Southern California Athletics 

    Summer 2023 

    Benjamin Blake, Perfect Game 

    Luke Frontale, Syracuse University Athletic Operations 

    Molly Gross, Oak View Group 

    Geana Torres, Salt City Sports 

    Visit Sport Management’s online resources 

    Be sure to check out Falk College Sport Management website for department information, program news, club meeting dates and activities, and other special events.  Also, be sure to follow Sport Management on Twitter @SUSportMgmt, and “like” us on Facebook at SU Falk College Department of Sport Management. 

    Welcome Class of 2027 Undergraduates Sport Management and Sport Analytics

    United Sates:

    California

    Colorado

    Connecticut

    Florida

    Georgia

    Illinois

    Iowa

    Massachusetts

    Maryland

    Maine

    Minnesota

    North Carolina

    New Jersey

    New York

    Ohio

    Oregon

    Pennsylvania

    Tennessee

    Texas

    Utah

    Virginia

    Wisconsin

    Countries:

    Canada

    China

    Colombia

    Finland

    Kazakhstan

    Kenya

    Taiwan

    Congratulations to the following students for achieving an overall cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher, as of the end of the 2022-2023 academic year:

    Sport Management

    Jonah Aaron

    Jared Aaronson

    Violet Alao

    Nicholas Albanese

    Michael Altschul

    Neely Amdur

    Nolan Anson

    Jared August

    Dakota Bartelstein

    Kambel Beacom

    James Beck

    Josephine Belcher

    Sam Beldock

    Parker Bigornia

    Nina Bilotti

    Nathan Blashka

    Samuel Borg

    Jordan Boron

    Corey Bruno

    Brooke Byas

    Ryan Casano

    Tobias Chalk

    Grace Chambers

    Braeden Cheverie-Leonard

    Alexander Chillemi

    Ethan Cohen

    Matthew Cohen

    Seth Cohen

    Tyler Cohen

    Ethan Corbett

    Julia Cronin

    Stephanie Deangelis

    Pedro DePaulo-Mayer

    Nicholas DeMaio

    Geoffrey Desharnais

    Juliana DiCenso

    Kevin Donaghue

    Ian Donella

    Rahul Dua

    Jordan Edelstein

    Tracey Edson

    Elizabeth Ellis

    Noah Eustis

    Chuqi Fang

    Ilan Feldman

    Carrubba Ferrari

    Jake Fienberg

    Daniel Fitzgerald

    Jordan Fritz

    Grace Froehlke

    Ryan Gallegos

    Huzhe Gao

    Jacob Geisinger

    Lee Gerstman

    Brandon Gilbert

    Griffin Goldberg

    Carly Goldblatt

    Kai Gottesfeld

    Carl Green Jr.

    Nathan Gross

    Alexander Grossman

    Alex Guo

    Jackson Gutfreund

    Joseph Harris

    Logan Harris

    Ethan Harrison

    Devon Herlihy

    Ethan Hetu

    Jack Hitter

    Katherine Holler

    Xinyue Huang

    Madeline Huzjak

    Emma Isaacson

    Ian Jacobson

    Nyah Jones

    Christian Kachadourian

    Matthew Kahan

    Benjamin Kaplan

    Jacob Kasdan

    Melanie Kelly

    Sydney Kossoy

    Quinn Kreller

    Jordan Kupersmith

    Jesse Lamon

    William Lasky

    Leo Lau

    Andrew Leconte

    Jordyn Lee

    Aidan Levin

    Carter Lewis

    James Lewis

    Ben Lichtenstein

    Yucheng Liu

    Yasseen Lotfi

    Courtney MacDonald

    Sean Madden

    Steven Maffiore

    Camila Malda

    Alfaro Mangel

    Frank Marciano

    Matthew Markowitz

    John McClatchy

    Anna McDonald

    Livia McQuade

    Alexander Mendel

    Judah Milgrom

    Noah Minsky

    Erin Moore

    Chloe Moss

    Dillon Moyer

    Austin Murphy

    Colby Murphy

    Emerson Murphy

    Marni Nirenberg

    Margo Noble

    Aksel Odmark

    Christopher Onorato

    Sydney Orszulak

    Samuel Otley

    Benjamin Paglia

    Jacob Palczak

    Alexandra Panaggio

    Zachary Paskal

    Cami Pasqualoni

    Kyla Pearlman

    Rollet Pena

    Xiwen Piao

    Brody Pontarelli

    Faith Porter

    Luke Profaci

    Arman Ramji

    Elena Randolph

    Logan Rosbash

    Allison Rosen

    Sydney Rosenbaum

    Zachary Roth

    Eli Samuels

    Kirstyn Schechter

    Andrew Schiffer

    Alan Schneider

    Maxwell Schobel

    Andrew Sender

    Sawyer Shalit

    Charlotte Sheehan

    Megan Sheehan

    Ethan Shifman

    Zachary Siegel

    Brooke Siket

    Jason Silver

    Jackson Somerstein

    Arnold Spilman

    Griffin Stark

    James Stickel

    Jake Stoll

    Zhengyu Tang

    Blake Taub

    Philip Tepper

    Anna Theodosopoulos

    Sarah Thompson

    Jacob Tilem

    Ezra Tobin

    Daniel Todd

    Sydney Topper

    William Tucker

    Haley Uliasz

    Jaden Vann

    Elizabeth Vogt

    Noah Wagner

    Cameron Wakai

    Cooper Walner

    Haiqi Wang

    Tynan Weathers

    Thomas Wildhack

    Kyle Wong

    Linjie Xiong

    Yihang Xu

    Zhenzhi Yin

    Zachary Young

    Aidan Zaicek

    Sport Analytics

    Joshua Abercrombie

    Isabel Alfonso

    Austin Ambler

    Christopher Antosiewicz

    Thomas Armstrong

    Sam Auerbach

    Nathan Backman

    Daniel Baris

    Jackson Bayuk

    Mitchell Bereznay

    Brody Bledsoe

    Sean Boland

    Tyler Bolebruch

    Alexander Borelli

    Daniel Brockett

    Nolan Bruton

    Elijah Buto

    Martin Castner

    Nicholas Catalano

    George Cave III

    Brett Cerenzio

    Xinliang Chen

    Aidan Corr

    Amanda Cotton

    Robert Craig III

    Samuel Crampton

    Kylie Dedrick

    Nicholas DeVita

    Gabrielle Dougherty

    Eric Ducret

    Lucas Esquivel

    Piper Evans

    Lucas Falcetti

    Riley Figueiras

    Aidan Flood

    Madelyn Forster

    Philip Frank

    Joshua Freson

    Evan Friedman

    Benjamin Gansenberg

    Hunter Geise

    Jake Gershberg

    Robert Giegerich IV

    Alison Gilmore

    David Gold

    Jacob Graff

    Turner Graves

    Fred Gullo

    Samuel Gustafson

    Brett Gustin

    Nolan Hammond

    Jackson Hecker

    Caleb Heller

    John Hepp

    Jackson Hett

    Matthew Holmes

    Jason Horne

    Benjamin Jennings

    Christopher Jones

    Jordan Jones

    Nicholas Kamimoto

    Aidan Kaplan

    Jake Kleiman

    Collin Kneiss

    Peter Kucharczuk

    Mark Kyranakis

    Andrew LaRock

    Porter Lehmann

    Zachary Levitan

    Ryan Lewis

    Matthew Liddell

    Nicholas Lukowsky

    Ian MacMiller

    Liam Maloney

    Marcus Mann

    Jarrett Markman

    Drew Munley

    Austin Murphy

    Danielle Napierski

    Ryan O’Connell

    Walker Oettl

    Alexander Oppel

    Hayden Orenstein

    Zachary Palfey

    Evan Parker

    Claire Patin

    Matthew Penn

    Dylan Phillips

    Anna Pierce

    Nolan Pittman

    Seth Quinn

    Ethan Radecki

    Benjamin Resnic

    Jacob Robinson

    Quinn Robnett

    Aaron Rofe

    Jeremy Rosenbaum

    Nicholas Rovelli

    Benjamin Rubin

    Theodore Schmidt

    Marissa Schneider

    Robert Schnoor

    Zachary Seidel

    Gavriel Sela

    Ryan Severe

    Connor Shanahan

    Hunter Shorter

    Brenden Slomka

    Maximilian Slowinski

    Jonah Soos

    Gavin Stein

    Matthew Tan

    Ethan Towler

    Evan Vassilovski

    Benjamin Wachtel

    Hayden Wasserman

    Aaron Williams

    Zachary Wood

    Samuel Woolf

    Ryan Zirilli

    Senior Capstone Experience

    Among the most valuable attributes of the Department of Sport Management is its connection with the sport industry, which impacts students in numerous ways, including the Senior Capstone experience. As a part of their degree requirements, Sport Management students must complete a 12-credit Capstone providing an opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience in the sports industry before graduation.

    Since the Capstone is the culmination of one’s academic experience, the planning process begins during a student’s freshman year. The process concludes with the full-semester experience with a specific sport entity or organization as local as Central New York to across the United States and around the world.

    A Capstone requires students to work with a sport-related organization for a minimum of 540 hours over the course of one semester, gaining experience in areas such as sales, marketing, finance, analytics, event management, collegiate athletics, communications, law, community relations, and more. 

    Listed below are Sport Management students and the organizations where they completed their senior Capstone in 2022-2023. We are grateful to our growing list of Capstone partners, who continue to provide tremendous learning opportunities for our students. This all happens under the leadership of the Sport Management internship placement coordinators. 

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    Guillaume Boyer Nalda - Syracuse University Football Recruiting

    Matthew Cohen - The Montag Group

    Kevin Donoghue - Gaelic Athletic Association

    Ben Dross - Fever

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