In celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, here’s a glance at roles held by women within the University of Missouri football program:
Vic Adams, Assistant Director of On-Campus Recruiting
4 years in sports
At Mizzou: assist with the planning and execution of on-campus recruiting events (gamedays, junior days, official and unofficial visits), coordination of communication with potential student-athletes, families, and coaches during the recruitment process
– student assistant in recruiting and operations as an undergrad at Ole Miss
– graduate assistant in recruiting as a graduate student at South Carolina
Vonda Cordes, Administrative Assistant
34 years in sports
At Mizzou: administrative assistant for four head football coaches and Norm Stewart and staff in men’s basketball; administrative oversight of travel, business and financial operations, scheduling and calendars, NFL Scout liaison assistant
– 27th year with Mizzou Athletics: 23 seasons with football and four years with men’s basketball
– worked for the Royals in ticket operations for two years after graduation
– student assistant in daily operations under the athletic director at Central Missouri as an undergrad
Alexis Gholston, Assistant Athletic Trainer
At Mizzou: member of the sports medicine staff that manages all aspects of student-athletes’ physical and mental well-being; athletic training encompasses the prevention of athletic injuries; recognition, evaluation, and assessment of both acute and chronic injuries; immediate care of injuries; treatment, rehabilitation and reconditioning of athletic injuries
– student athletic trainer at Eastern Washington as an undergrad
Leann McConnell, Assistant Athletic Trainer
At Mizzou: member of the sports medicine staff that manages all aspects of student-athletes’ physical and mental well-being; athletic training encompasses the prevention of athletic injuries; recognition, evaluation, and assessment of both acute and chronic injuries; immediate care of injuries; treatment, rehabilitation and reconditioning of athletic injuries
– student athletic trainer at Texas A&M as graduate student
Alex McMurtry, Director of Graphic Design
Seven years in sports
At Mizzou: oversees creative team that develops content for recruiting, social media, and internal and external operations; maintains brands standards while spearheading visual identity and brand positioning; collaborates on asset photoshoots and gathering of assets for photo and video; ideation and execution of NIL student-athlete promotion project, Show Me Your Stripes
– student assistant with the football program and the athletics marketing department as an undergrad at Northern Illinois
Liz Stuart, Assistant Director of Athletics / Director of Performance Nutrition
12 years in sports
At Mizzou: oversees nutritional care while providing dietary, body composition, supplement, weight, and hydration assessments to build individual meal plans for each student-athlete’s optimal performance; develops all meals and menus with performance chefs
– four-year soccer letterwinner at Saint Louis University
