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Five Towson Professional Athletes

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Towson chapter.

What do these athletes have in common? They all started their careers at Towson University! Check them out them out!

Name: Casper Wells
Age: 27
Sport: Baseball
Team: Seattle Mariners
Position: Outfielder

Name: Gary Neal
Age: 27
Sport: Basketball
Team: San Antonio Spurs
Position: Combo Guard

Name: Kyle Fiat
Age: 29
Sport: Lacrosse
Team: Washington Bayhawks (MLL) Philadelphia Wings (NLL)
Position: Midfield/Attack Wing

Name: Machel Millwood
Age: 33
Sport: Soccer
Team: Baltimore Blast
Position: Forward

Name: Jermon Bushrod
Age: 28
Sport: Football
Team: New Orleans Saints
Position: Offensive Tackle

Jai-Leen James is a senior at Towson University majoring in Mass Communications with concentrations in Journalism & New Media while and minoring in Electronic Media and Film.  She aspires to have a career in broadcasting. In addition to being a contributing writer for Her Campus, Jai-Leen plays club field hockey and club women’s lacrosse. She is the Vice President of Towson's chapter of the National Broadcast Society and an active member of WMJF, the student-run television station on campus. When she’s not busy participating in her various activities, Jai-Leen enjoys eating, watching The Office, and going to music festivals. Follow her on Twitter! @j_james17
Alexandra (Ali) Pannoni is a senior at Towson University majoring in journalism with a minor in theatre. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of Her Campus Towson. As the Campus Celebrity columnist for Her Campus Towson, Ali has interviewed Country Music Superstar Chuck Wicks and Major League Baseball Player Casper Wells. In Spring 2012 she was an editorial intern with Baltimore magazine. Currently she is an intern for the nationally syndicated radio morning show, The Kane Show, heard locally on HOT 99.5 in Washington D.C. and Z104.3 in Baltimore.  You can view some of her published work for Baltimore magazine on her website. She loves reading magazines, (attempting) to run, and hanging out with friends and family.