Friday, January 4, 2019
Part of a regular series.
Throughout the year, GNACsports.com uses this space to profile conference student-athletes, coaches, and administrators. Collectively, it is these individuals who make the GNAC one of the top NCAA Division II athletic conferences in the nation.
Name: Shelby Stueve
Institution: Seattle Pacific University
Title: Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance
Hometown: Fontana, California
Colleges Attended: Chaffey Community College and Cal State East Bay
College Major/Degrees: Bachelor’s of Science in Kinesiology, Pre-Athletic Training and Master of Science in Kinesiology and Sports Management.
Why Did You Decide To Work In Collegiate Athletics: I love working with student-athletes and getting to impact their lives while they are starting to identify who they want to be as adults.
Who Has Influenced You The Most As A Professional - Either As An Inspiration, A Mentor, Or Philosophically: Debby DeAngelis (former AD at Cal State East Bay) was a great mentor who helped shape my philosophy as to what college athletics means to me and why I do what I do. Jackson Stava has been a great mentor who continues to push me and help me grow into a better professional.
Biggest Obstacle Overcome As A Professional: Deciding if I should leave the comfort of my family and move to a new state to continue to grow in my career.
What Does Division II Mean To You: Division II means being both a student who gets to be a regular student in the classroom while still competing at a very competitive level.
Extracurricular Activities: Water sports, hiking, enjoying my family and some Netflix.
Best Advice You’d Give To Student-Athletes: You can achieve anything you put your mind, heart and soul into. Enjoy the growth that the college journey gives you. Graduation is a great achievement, but the memories you make and friendships you foster will be more of what you will look back at and cherish.
Favorite Sports Team: St. Louis Cardinals
Most Memorable Sports-Related Moment: Hitting my first and only home run in a college or the fun road trips that I took with my teammates.