This week's Portside with the Pilots' one-on-one interview features Alison Knoedler, Portland's Director of Academic and Student-Athlete Development. Now in her fifth year with UP Athletics, Alison has seen her department grow, both in personnel and office space. Alison and her staff are instrumental when it comes to the success in the classroom for UP student-athletes.
A Stanford graduate, Alison played water polo for four years with the Cardinal before moving on to an international career. She won two world championships with the U.S. National Team, and she went to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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