Getting to Know You: Joe Gottsch
Joe Gottsch — Kinesiology undergraduate student Q&A
Hometown: Spokane, Washington
Year: Junior
Why did you choose to study kinesiology?
“I’ve always been interested in how the human body moves in relation to sports and what not. I have a goal of being a physical therapist one day, so that seemed like the right path to go with that, especially being more of a weight room junkie myself you get a lot of the aspects of that and learn how everything works and moves in the body.”
Are you involved in any organizations having to do with your major?
Currently I’m an intern in Bohler Gym, in the strength and conditioning minor. So I’m in there on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday at 5:30 in the morning until 9:00 in the morning, and I work with rowing and throwers. It’s fun to see that and to get a different side of weight-lifting and all that for for competitive athletes compared to someone that’s just bodybuilding or trying to stay in shape and look nice.
Why did you choose to come to WSU?
So I always knew I wanted to go to Washington State. I played a lot of baseball tournaments down here and I loved the campus. Obviously during the summertime you don’t get to see it with all the students, but I’ve been to a couple football games too and I felt that the hometown feel was pretty great. I knew I wanted to do something like kinesiology or athletic training or something in that realm, I just didn’t quite know when I came here what part of that I wanted to be involved in. That took a little bit of figuring it out and talking with older members of my fraternity that were in the program, people I knew that had gone here previously, and physical therapists back home. They pointed me in the right direction towards sport science and kinesiology.
Favorites
Food: Cheeseburgers
Music: Anything country
Professor: Coach Lang
Quote: “Life’s about the journey, not the destination.” – His Dad
Sport: Baseball and Football
Athlete: Dustin Johnson
Movie: The Sandlot