Syracuse Sun

Over the summer, sport management major Camila Malda ’25 interned with the Chicago Red Stars while sport analytics major Adelaide Gilley ’25 interned with the Houston Astros.

Adelaide Gilley, a senior in Falk College’s sport analytics program, 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. Now, she can add baseball operations intern for the Houston Astros to her growing list.

Gilley credits a connection made at a Women in Sports Data Symposium in Philadelphia, which she attended through Falk College last September, for helping her secure 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 and originally from Mexico City, Mexico, spent her summer as a corporate partnerships intern for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL).

Her tasks included helping organize and carry out the Red Stars’ Pride Night and a special game night at Chicago’s iconic Wrigley Field. The Wrigley Field game set a record for highest attendance at an NWSL match with 35,038 spectators.

Malda notes that another Red Stars intern in ticket sales is also a Falk College student. This reinforces a lesson she has heard from her professors: “You’re going to end up working with or under someone from Syracuse University.”

Both Gilley and Malda shared their experiences while they were in the middle of their internships this summer. The videos below highlight their time working with professional sports organizations.