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.