[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":122},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fstories\u002Fa-love-for-sports-found-a-new-home":3},{"id":4,"type":5,"path":6,"published":7,"publishDate":8,"author":9,"taxonomy":10,"headerType":13,"image":14,"video":18,"title":20,"subtitle":11,"hideFromSearchEngines":11,"social":21,"bodyBlocks":25,"slug":11,"description":108,"metaDescription":109,"metaTitle":11,"relatedStories":110,"created":111,"changed":112,"breadcrumbs":113},"9ca65fce-3e15-4c17-9a5f-24e6f9c21842","story","stories\u002Fa-love-for-sports-found-a-new-home",true,"March 12, 2026","Ross Bishoff",{"name":11,"slug":12},null,"","image",{"url":15,"alt":16,"caption":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fediting.intcomm.osu.edu\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002Fstyles\u002Fwidescreen\u002Fpublic\u002Fmedia\u002Fimage\u002F2026\u002F03\u002Fposner_1.jpeg","Madison Posner","Madison Posner interned with both the Philadelphia Eagles and the Arizona Diamondbacks during her time at Ohio State.",{"url":11,"transcript":19},{"text":11},"A love for sports found a ‘new home’",{"title":22,"description":23,"imageUrl":24},"Madison Turned Ohio State Opportunities Into Pro Sports Experience","Through research, networking and hands-on athletic training, Madison Posner earned internships with the Eagles and Diamondbacks — experiences that helped launch her path toward becoming a physical therapist.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.osu.edu\u002Fimages\u002Fohio-state-social-generic.jpeg",[26,33,39,45,51,57,66,72,78,84,90,96,102],{"blockName":27,"attrs":28,"innerBlocks":30,"innerHTML":31,"innerContent":32},"core\u002Fparagraph",{"uuid":29},"876826e3",[],"\u003Cp class=\"bux-paragraph\">When Madison Posner graduates in May, she’ll leave Ohio State with a wealth of hands-on professional experience as an athletic trainer and physical therapist intern.\u003C\u002Fp>",[31],{"blockName":27,"attrs":34,"innerBlocks":36,"innerHTML":37,"innerContent":38},{"uuid":35},"c2b71a20",[],"\u003Cp class=\"bux-paragraph\">The health sciences major not only volunteered with Ohio State’s football team, but had two internships in the pros. Last summer, she was a Sports Performance intern with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The previous summer, during the 2023 training camp, she was an Athletic Training intern with the Philadelphia Eagles.\u003C\u002Fp>",[37],{"blockName":27,"attrs":40,"innerBlocks":42,"innerHTML":43,"innerContent":44},{"uuid":41},"0a4575a3",[],"\u003Cp class=\"bux-paragraph\">“I thoroughly enjoyed both experiences and valued the opportunity to be in the training rooms of professional organizations,” Madison says.\u003C\u002Fp>",[43],{"blockName":27,"attrs":46,"innerBlocks":48,"innerHTML":49,"innerContent":50},{"uuid":47},"6c5e4691",[],"\u003Cp class=\"bux-paragraph\">Working alongside sports medicine staff in both training rooms, Madison assisted with rehabilitation and hydration during practice with the Eagles. She also worked preseason games on the sidelines. With the Diamondbacks, she assisted with player rehabilitation and learned about the organization’s treatment protocols.\u003C\u002Fp>",[49],{"blockName":27,"attrs":52,"innerBlocks":54,"innerHTML":55,"innerContent":56},{"uuid":53},"b8ce58b0",[],"\u003Cp class=\"bux-paragraph\">Both opportunities, she says, simply came from networking. To get the Eagles gig, she submitted an application, while the Diamondbacks opportunity came from a relationship on campus.\u003C\u002Fp>",[55],{"blockName":58,"attrs":59,"innerBlocks":63,"innerHTML":64,"innerContent":65},"media-text\u002Fbux-quote",{"quote":60,"author":16,"source":61,"uuid":62},"\u003Cmeta charset=\"utf-8\">“Take advantage of the four years you have at Ohio State . . . There are so many opportunities for students to find their passions on campus, it is about seeking them out.”","\u003Cmeta charset=\"utf-8\">Ohio State student in health sciences","00262543",[],"\u003Cbux-quote class=\"wp-block-media-text-bux-quote\">\u003Cspan slot=\"quote\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\">“Take advantage of the four years you have at Ohio State . . . There are so many opportunities for students to find their passions on campus, it is about seeking them out.”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan slot=\"author\">Madison Posner\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan slot=\"source\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Ohio State student in health sciences\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fbux-quote>",[64],{"blockName":27,"attrs":67,"innerBlocks":69,"innerHTML":70,"innerContent":71},{"uuid":68},"cd66bf5a",[],"\u003Cp class=\"bux-paragraph\">“I had the opportunity to work with the Diamondbacks through a connection my wonderful research advisor had, and I networked with him to secure the chance to travel to Arizona,” says Posner, who will be attending Duke’s physical therapy school after graduation.\u003C\u002Fp>",[70],{"blockName":27,"attrs":73,"innerBlocks":75,"innerHTML":76,"innerContent":77},{"uuid":74},"ed18eafd",[],"\u003Cp class=\"bux-paragraph\">That research advisor and mentor was James Onate, a renowned researcher in the field of human movement assessment with research that has made significant impact nationally and internationally.\u003C\u002Fp>",[76],{"blockName":27,"attrs":79,"innerBlocks":81,"innerHTML":82,"innerContent":83},{"uuid":80},"81ef2a07",[],"\u003Cp class=\"bux-paragraph\">Working within \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fhrs.osu.edu\u002Fresearch\u002Fresearch-labs\u002Fmoves-lab\" class=\"bux-link\">Onate’s MOvES research team\u003C\u002Fa>,Posner oversaw her own research project examining injury patterns in pitchers’ arms, which earned her first place at the recent \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fugresearch.osu.edu\u002Fnews\u002F2025\u002F03\u002F07\u002Faward-recipients-announced-30th-annual-denman-undergraduate-research-forum\" class=\"bux-link\">Denman Undergraduate Research Forum\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>",[82],{"blockName":27,"attrs":85,"innerBlocks":87,"innerHTML":88,"innerContent":89},{"uuid":86},"7803d38e",[],"\u003Cp class=\"bux-paragraph\">“My research focuses on Major League Baseball injury data. With the support of Dr. Onate, he encouraged me to take on an honors thesis on a topic of my choosing,” Posner says. “It has been such an amazing experience working alongside him and being able to complete research that I have such a passion for. This work has allowed me to gain skills as a writer, presenter, and researcher. I’m confident it will help me become a better future clinician.” \u003C\u002Fp>",[88],{"blockName":27,"attrs":91,"innerBlocks":93,"innerHTML":94,"innerContent":95},{"uuid":92},"1cdc8e2f",[],"\u003Cp class=\"bux-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>Madison on her Ohio State experience: \u003C\u002Fstrong> “Coming from California, I found a new home in Columbus and have made such special connections. I chose Ohio State because I love the Midwest, and I wanted to find a school that had both strong academics and a great athletics department. \u003C\u002Fp>",[94],{"blockName":27,"attrs":97,"innerBlocks":99,"innerHTML":100,"innerContent":101},{"uuid":98},"43f7d10d",[],"\u003Cp class=\"bux-paragraph\">“Being able to volunteer with the Ohio State football team was definitely a highlight. I also enjoyed making connections in organizations on campus, \u003Ca class=\"bux-link\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.osu.edu\u002Falumni\u002Fget-involved\u002Fstudent-alumni-council\u002Falumni-programs\">Student-Alumni Council\u003C\u002Fa> in particular. Also, attending sporting events (she was a member of \u003Ca class=\"bux-link\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Factivities.osu.edu\u002Finvolvement\u002Fstudent_organizations\u002Ffind_a_student_org\u002F?i=5dc0dfb3-c321-4553-aa5f-cb9c219c57c2&l=B&c=all&page=4\">Ohio State’s Block O club\u003C\u002Fa>) was always something I enjoyed as a student, especially being able to travel down to Atlanta and attend the \u003Ca class=\"bux-link\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.osu.edu\u002Fimpact\u002Flife-at-ohio-state\u002Fstudent-athlete-numbers\">National Championship\u003C\u002Fa> this past January.”\u003C\u002Fp>",[100],{"blockName":27,"attrs":103,"innerBlocks":105,"innerHTML":106,"innerContent":107},{"uuid":104},"e4706759",[],"\u003Cp class=\"bux-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>Her advice to students:\u003C\u002Fstrong> “Take advantage of the four years you have at Ohio State. Networking is such an important skill to have not only as a student, but as a future professional. There are so many opportunities for students to find their passions on campus, it is about seeking them out. I’ve always been told, ‘the worst they could say is no.’ It’s crucial to put yourself out there and be confident in your capabilities.”\u003C\u002Fp>",[106],"Health sciences student Madison Posner gained hands-on experience with Ohio State football and internships with the Eagles and Diamondbacks, pairing sports medicine research with professional training as she prepares for a career in physical therapy.","Health sciences student Madison Posner gained hands-on athletic training and research experience at Ohio State — volunteering with Buckeye athletics and interning with the Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Diamondbacks.",[],"2026-03-12T20:07:24+00:00","2026-03-23T19:09:38+00:00",[114,117,120],{"title":115,"path":116},"Home","\u002F",{"title":118,"path":119},"Stories","\u002Fstories",{"title":20,"path":121},"\u002Fstories\u002Fa-love-for-sports-found-a-new-home",1791484154295]