The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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inside michigan athletics Student-Athlete Of The Month Sophomore Lacrosse Midfielder Tommy Orr A freshman at Michigan last year, tually thrived, earning All-Academic Tommy Orr, like every young student, Big Ten honors. had a lot of decisions to make: what "In high school, where the sport of major he wanted to pursue, what lacrosse is more casual, it is easier to hobbies or clubs he wanted to join. manage everything," Orr said. "Now, And it's all worked out very well. you're practicing 20 hours a week Orr, who played laand traveling and crosse at Detroit Cathalso trying to do well olic Central, walked in school where the on to the Wolverines, classes are obviously coinciding with their more difficult. It has first season as a varsity been challenging, but program. I feel adjusted to it all He called it "one of now." the best experiences Orr has thrust himof his life." After joining self into his studies. the squad, he started "Investment banktalking to seniors Joring is what interests dan Bargas and Brent me the most," he said. Orr is enrolled in the Stephen M. Kirshner about school "I like the field of priRoss School of Business, and last and how they went year as a freshman he earned All- vate equity. It seems about choosing a ma- Academic Big Ten honors. like the most interjor. photo courtesy michigan athletic esting thing to me. media relations "Jordan and Brent It's very popular right told me that I should really apply to now, and I hope it remains for the next the Business School, because it was a couple years, so I can get out into the great way to get into what I wanted," working world." Orr said. "They said if you had any inHe is still working on his plans for terest in investment banking or manathe summer, but he is very optimistic gerial consulting, you should apply, about an internship in finance that so that's what I did. They really helped he has applied and interviewed for me with my application and got me in Ann Arbor. Not only could he congoing in the right direction." tinue his education and advance his It was a lot to take on all at once — career prospects, but he could conspots on a varsity athletic program tinue working with the team and and in an intensive education protraining staff. gram — but he managed and even— Andy Reid