One of the best to ever take the pitch for the Chapman University women’s soccer team, Haley Aanestad (formerly Fedden) ’16 (JD ’20) is now fighting sexual abuse cases as an attorney for the Manly, Stewart and Finaldi law firm in Irvine. Haley graduated from Chapman with a dual degree in Political Science and Business
How long have you been working at Chapman / how did you get here? I think about 25 years! The previous AD, Dave Currey, brought me out to Chapman during the summer to show me around. I coached his son at the high school level. I fell in love with Chapman and said if a
How long have you been working at Chapman / how did you get here? I’ve been at Chapman for 20 years. I was an assistant women’s coach at UC Irvine for three years prior to Chapman. What’s your favorite story from working at Chapman? When they were talking about building a new tennis center. Around
When Kayla Kluemper went home to Fort Wright, Kentucky the summer after her freshman year, she did not think she would be staying there for the next seven months. A Health Sciences major with a Pre-Physician’s Assistant emphasis, Kayla has been attending her classes this year completely remote from over 2,000 miles away. “Going to
How long have you been working at Chapman / how did you get here? I started at Chapman as an assistant for my dad in 1985. Which was hard but also awesome… Something I will always cherish. I came to Chapman because I was told to play with a torn ACL or pack my bags…
Chapman softball’s first-ever All-American and a member of the Chapman Athletics Hall of Fame, Kathy Copelin recently returned in October 2019 to act as they keynote speaker for the Annual Night of Champions and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. A ceremony, Kathy said, she was “deeply honored” to be presenting at. Kathy played softball at
Not having a true senior season meant that women’s soccer player Elle Uyeda needed to keep herself busy this semester. With this in mind, the Honolulu, Hawaii native opted to stay on the island to continue working and interning while attending classes virtually. Uyeda has had her fair share of injuries, which led her to
How long have you been working at Chapman / how did you get here? This is my 8th year at Chapman as a coach. I was an undergrad at Chapman and played for Coach Bokosky for four years. When the position opened up 8 years ago I was the Head Coach at my high school
How long have you been working at Chapman / how did you get here? This is the start of my 12th year. Coach Jue and I know each other from the basketball leagues that we participate in. We started out playing against each other and then played with each other for several years. She was
Dillon Keefe finished the 2019 season as one of the best players in Division III. An All-America First Team selection, the linebacker led the Panthers to a historic season. Chapman won its third SCIAC title, hosted its first-ever postseason game, won its first-ever postseason game and achieved the highest ranking in school history. “I don’t