Image description: Jesse Foote joined by BSG Executive Director , Kevin Cummings (back second from the right) and the family of Kristian Rose after being presented the Kristian J. Rose Jr. Memorial Scholarship at the 2024 McCormack Awards Banquet.

On May 2, Jesse Foote was awarded the Kristian Rose Memorial Scholarship at the 2024 McCormack Department of Sport Management Awards Banquet. 

Jesse Foote is a freshman at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Growing up in New Hampshire, he is excited to see where his future at UMass and Isenberg takes his. Having played baseball through his entire upbringing, he has always been extremely invested in sports and athletics, leading him to major in sports management. At school, Jesse has taken engaging courses in history of sport and attended meetings with the McCormack Sports Analytics Club. He has prior experience working for the Parks & Recreation Department in his hometown in New Hampshire, where he helps organize and facilitate the statistics of the recreation basketball league.

The Kristian Rose Memorial Scholarship was established by Bay State Games and UMass Amherst in memory of Kristian Rose, who was tragically killed in an auto accident during his Bay State Games internship. This scholarship is open to Sport Management students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with preference given to students with community service experience, and financial need. 

For more information on the Kristian Rose Memorial Scholarship and a list of previous recipients, click here.