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Craig Blake

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Hadley Kunz Student Contributor, West Virginia University
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Rebecca Rich Student Contributor, West Virginia University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at WVU chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

Name: Craig Joseph Blake
Age: 22
Official job title: Student Equipment Manager 
 
Q. How did you land your job?
A. Sent Dan Nehlen (WVU football equipment manager) an email expressing my passion for West Virginia football, and attached my resume.
 
Q.How did you get interested in Sports Management?
A. I have always loved sports and business, and sport management ties the two together perfectly.
 
Q. What is your favorite part about working with the football team?
A. Working for the football team has made me a part of something that is important to so many people in the state of West Virginia.
 
Q. Any funny stories about working with the team?
A. While snapping the football for a drill during practice, J.B. Lageman (Defensive Lineman) and Casey Vance (Linebacker) always thought it was funny to surprise me every couple of days with a blindside hit that would knock me to the ground.
 
Q. Any advice for someone looking to land a similar job?
A. Send Dan Nehlen an email, keep your GPA up and be willing to work hard.    
 

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Hadley Kunz
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Rebecca Rich
Becca is a junior from Collegeville, Pennsylvania. She attends West Virginia University where she is pursing a major in Advertising and minors in Business and Communications. She is involved in the Martin-Hall Agency, which is the advertising club for the University. She is currently interning as an American Eagle Campus Representative for WVU, where she works with two other girls to promote the brand on campus. In her spare time, she loves to shop, read, play field hockey and, of course, eat. Living right outside of Philly her whole life, she can’t resist a good cheesesteak and an awesome Phillies game. She looks forward to graduating college and finding a job working at a large advertising firm in either Pittsburgh or back home in Philly.