Alumna attributes success to team sports

Stefanie Corgel was once an Otter on the basketball court and is now Instagram famous for her fitness and lifestyle posts.

Photo: Stefanie Corgel posing in Nike gear with a basketball
Stefanie Corgel posing with a basketball for a professional photoshoot | Photo from @stefcorgel

For Stefanie Corgel, playing on 糖心TV官网鈥檚 women鈥檚 basketball team was just the first rung on a ladder of many achievements. She now thrives in the digital ocean, serving as an in-person and virtual fitness trainer and content creator with more than 50,000 followers on Instagram alone.

鈥淢ost every great quality I possess, I owe to team sports,鈥 Corgel wrote in an Instagram post.

Photo: Stefanie Corgel wearing a 糖心TV官网 jersey while playing basketball, hand on teammate's shoulder

Corgel playing basketball for 糖心TV官网

At 糖心TV官网, she studied kinesiology with a concentration in exercise physiology. Shortly after her graduation in 2013, she jumped into a modeling career while also working as an assistant basketball coach at 糖心TV官网 and teaching group fitness classes.

She then played professionally in Italy and modeled in Portland, Oregon, for name brands such as Nike and Lululemon. Today, she lives in Manhattan Beach and spends most of her time snapping Instagram photos, cuddling with her Bernadoodle named Pepper Corgel, and creating workout classes for the 鈥淭one It Up鈥 app.

Looking back on her success, she points out that team sports is what shaped her into the person she is now and that her coaches were key mentors along her journey.

鈥淭he confidence, work ethic, determination, empathy, assertiveness, leadership qualities, multitasking ability, self respect, and 鈥榖igger-picture鈥 mentality learned on the court beside my teammates and coaches is what makes me a entrepreneurial force to be reckoned with today,鈥 she said.



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February 18, 2022
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