Over the summer, sport management major Camila Malda ’25 (far left) interned with the Chicago Red Stars while sport analytics major Adelaide Gilley ’25 (far right) interned with the Houston Astros.
Adelaide Gilley, a senior in the Falk College’s sport analytics program, already has an extensive resume of on-campus experiences. She is co-head of player performance for the Syracuse University men’s basketball team, vice president of membership for the Sport Management Club and co-chair of the club’s 20th Annual Charity Sports Auction, to name a few. Now, she can add baseball operations intern for the Houston Astros to the growing list.
Adelaide Gilley
Gilley says a connection she made at a Women in Sports Data Symposium in Philadelphia that she attended through the Falk College last September helped her get the internship with the Astros for summer 2024. As a Houston native, Gilley says it was a dream come true to work for her hometown team.
Camila Malda, a senior in Falk’s Department of Sport Management, is originally from Mexico City, Mexico. She spent her summer as a corporate partnerships intern for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL).
Camila Malda
Her tasks included helping to organize and carry out the Red Stars’ Pride Night and a special game night at Chicago’s iconic Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. The Wrigley Field game set a record for the highest attendance at a NWSL match with 35,038 spectators.
Malda says a fellow Red Stars intern in ticket sales is also a Falk College student, reinforcing a lesson she has heard from her professors: “You’re going to end up working with or under someone from Syracuse University.”
We spoke with both Gilley and Malda while they were in the middle of their internships this summer. The below videos highlight their experiences working with professional sports organizations.
