TicketsGraduate student Audrey Capannari has been keeping herself busy the past few years.
Not only has she been to two AAC championships with the University of Cincinnati swimming and diving teams, but she also has an internship and is a full-time student in law school.
Capannari's typical day starts out with a 6:00 a.m. practice before she had her first classes of the day. Her lunch break consists of a treatment session before jumping back in the pool before heading back for her final round of classes. Her day finishes around 6:00 p.m. before she does it again the next day.
"I am constantly moving, but I would rather stay busy because I can manage my time better," said Capannari.
She is now studying for her third degree at the University of Cincinnati's law school, somewhere people around her knew she'd always be.
"Growing up I always loved to argue, which isn't what it is about, but people would say 'oh, you are going to make a great lawyer one day.' But I loved to learn about how the world works and I was really into politics growing up, so it felt like the right step for me."
Capannari's experience in athletics at Cincinnati have left her with role models she not only looks up to but, more importantly, hopes to be one day for future student-athletes.
"I get to take how some of the people I look up to in this department, how they benefited me, and use that in the future to help other athletes because I want to have some impact on athletes the way some people in this department have impacted me."
She has also had an internship at a sports management company where she does just about everything.
"The first summer I worked in the office pretty much every day. I revamp their social media, redesigned their website, and helped them with a couple of contracts for their NFL draft prospects."
At first, Capannari saw herself in politics or arguing it out in a courtroom, but now she wants to help student-athletes navigate the unchartered territories of NILs and sponsors.
"I prefer to stay in college athletics and how pay-for-play may now introduce the need for lawyers is very exciting and I want be a part of that world and help those athletes."
Capannari's five years at Cincinnati have seen the program transform and now she is one of two graduate students on the dive team, a new position for her and her teammate Zane Freeman.
"It has been a unique experience for me and the other fifth year to try to mentor them on what it is like to a student-athlete because we only have this one year to help them learn how to manage their time while in other seasons you may have two or three years with the younger divers."
But for this year, Capannari's expertise will be used to help a much younger group of divers navigate their first full season in Division I athletics in her final season.
She went to two straight AAC Championships in 2019 and 2020 and hopes to be motivation for the younger divers.
"It has been incredible to be a part of the program and to see how everything is changing and now I am really excited to see the program continue to change because I will still be here for another two years of school, so I am excited to come back and watch the meets and see the freshman improve under coach Mandy Commons-DiSalle."
Capannari is working on her third degree at the University of Cincinnati and plans to stick it out for the final two years.
"I have loved my experience as a Bearcat and, at the end of the day, there is no other school I'd rather be at."
Not only has she been to two AAC championships with the University of Cincinnati swimming and diving teams, but she also has an internship and is a full-time student in law school.
Capannari's typical day starts out with a 6:00 a.m. practice before she had her first classes of the day. Her lunch break consists of a treatment session before jumping back in the pool before heading back for her final round of classes. Her day finishes around 6:00 p.m. before she does it again the next day.
"I am constantly moving, but I would rather stay busy because I can manage my time better," said Capannari.
She is now studying for her third degree at the University of Cincinnati's law school, somewhere people around her knew she'd always be.
"Growing up I always loved to argue, which isn't what it is about, but people would say 'oh, you are going to make a great lawyer one day.' But I loved to learn about how the world works and I was really into politics growing up, so it felt like the right step for me."
Capannari's experience in athletics at Cincinnati have left her with role models she not only looks up to but, more importantly, hopes to be one day for future student-athletes.
"I get to take how some of the people I look up to in this department, how they benefited me, and use that in the future to help other athletes because I want to have some impact on athletes the way some people in this department have impacted me."
She has also had an internship at a sports management company where she does just about everything.
"The first summer I worked in the office pretty much every day. I revamp their social media, redesigned their website, and helped them with a couple of contracts for their NFL draft prospects."
At first, Capannari saw herself in politics or arguing it out in a courtroom, but now she wants to help student-athletes navigate the unchartered territories of NILs and sponsors.
"I prefer to stay in college athletics and how pay-for-play may now introduce the need for lawyers is very exciting and I want be a part of that world and help those athletes."
Capannari's five years at Cincinnati have seen the program transform and now she is one of two graduate students on the dive team, a new position for her and her teammate Zane Freeman.
"It has been a unique experience for me and the other fifth year to try to mentor them on what it is like to a student-athlete because we only have this one year to help them learn how to manage their time while in other seasons you may have two or three years with the younger divers."
But for this year, Capannari's expertise will be used to help a much younger group of divers navigate their first full season in Division I athletics in her final season.
She went to two straight AAC Championships in 2019 and 2020 and hopes to be motivation for the younger divers.
"It has been incredible to be a part of the program and to see how everything is changing and now I am really excited to see the program continue to change because I will still be here for another two years of school, so I am excited to come back and watch the meets and see the freshman improve under coach Mandy Commons-DiSalle."
Capannari is working on her third degree at the University of Cincinnati and plans to stick it out for the final two years.
"I have loved my experience as a Bearcat and, at the end of the day, there is no other school I'd rather be at."