Episode 82: The Women’s Sports Show: The Stories and Experiences of 6 Incredible Young Female Athletes

In this episode of the Brawn Body Podcast, Dan is joined by Julie (Julianne) Burrill, CSCS, SPT, Cassiah Ray, Mikaela Koenig, SPT, Arianna Camille, Bridgett Finn, CPT,  and Emma Lee to discuss experiences and perspectives within Women’s sports. This episode marks the LONGEST single-episode of the Brawn Body podcast to date, and focuses on highlighting the many issues within female athletics from the perspectives of the athletes, coaches, and officials who are immersed in the sport.  Julie is a 2019 graduate of The University of Scranton’s Exercise Science program. She is currently in their DPT program and will graduate in 2022. She played field hockey for 4 years at the collegiate level, and shares a LOT of the same health values, beliefs, and interests as me. Julie is also a strength coach at the University of Scranton, working closely with the school's field hockey team. For more on Julie, you can find her on Instagram @goalsetmindset_jb Cassiah Ray is a current junior at Lebanon Valley College studying Exercise Science. She is also a member of the women's basketball team at her school. Her experience as a female colligate athlete has been a unique one as she tore both of her ACLs nearly 9 months apart from each other in 2019. Mikaela Koenig, SPT provides a unique experience through her interaction with female athletics. Mikaela was a former college basketball player with a career-ending injury which brought her in the other side of athletics; coaching and PIAA officiating. She also is involved in Division lll Athletics through Event Staff Coordination and being an Athletic Office Assistant. Mikaela attended the NCAA Inclusive Excellence Forum in 2017 when she found a passion for female sports. Arianna Camille is a professional dancer, choreographer, and model who has traveled and danced around the world. She has received over a decade of training in dancing and is my go-to expert for ballet, salsa, barre, pilates, and more. Arianna also has an extensive background in mindfulness, pilates, and more, and is currently studying communications. For more on Arianna, you can find her on Instagram @evolvemvmt.co or on her website at https://www.ariannacamille.com/ Bridgett is a former soccer student-athlete from Lebanon Valley College, Vice-Chair of the Division III National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), President of the Middle Atlantic Conferences Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and President of Lebanon Valley College’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. She is also an ACSM-CPT, and will be graduating with her Bachelor’s in Exercise Science in May 2021! For more on Bridgett, you can find her on Instagram @bridgettfinn_cpt Emma grew up in Sacramento, CA and then went to the University of Washington for Undergrad. She grew up doing gymnastics, participating since age 2 and competing in level 10. She was on the team in her college briefly before becoming the team manager, and later going to finish her Master’s in Sport Management. She held multiple different internships, which led her to her current position at DraftKings.