Elyse Bennett

Athletics

• College of Arts and Sciences, Honors College
• Biology (pre-physician assistant focus)
• De Pere, Wisconsin

Involvement

WSU Women’s Soccer; Student Athlete of the Month; Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll; All-Academic Honorable Mention; All-Freshman Team; Student Athlete Advisory Committee; Olympic Development Program; certified nursing assistant and medication aide at Bishop Place and Good Samaritan Moscow Village; shadowed at Inland Orthopedics; Special Olympics basketball; WSU Athletics Annual Butch’s Bash; soccer camp counselor; Career Day at Sunnyside Elementary School

Favorite WSU experience

My favorite experience was this past season when we made it to the final four of the College Cup. It was something every little girl that plays soccer dreams about. Only four teams out of more than 300 in Division I make it that far, and it was the first time in WSU’s history that women’s soccer made it.

Another memory was when we made it to the Sweet 16 when I was a freshman. Most of our team were freshman players, and I was proud we made such an impact our first year coming in. I was so happy to be playing college soccer at such a high level. It wasn’t something I’d seen myself becoming – I didn’t think I would make it to a Pac-12 school. I was playing soccer in a small town in Wisconsin. My academics always came first, so being able to play soccer was big for me.

Future plans

I’m applying for a master’s of physician assistant studies, probably at Northern Arizona University, University of Southern California or University of Colorado. I’d like to focus on dermatology or other types of surgery. I’m also interested in playing soccer professionally with the National Women’s Soccer League depending on how this next season pans out for me, but my first priority is graduate school.