SPRING league
2025 GAME MANAGERS SEASON RECAP
"Game Managers" is a new fellowship created for our Commercial League Pass Partners, aimed at discovering talent in product management and product innovation. It is open to both freshmen (Class of 2028) and sophomores (Class of 2027).
During the 2025 Spring League Season, approximately 40% of our "Game Managers" advanced to Phase 2 of the competition. Top performers, particularly those from the Class of 2027, are in an excellent position to secure highly competitive offers in technology and business data for the Summer of 2026.
TITLE SPONSOR
ANNIKA BASSEY
ANNIKA BASSEY
ANNIKA BASSEY
- MAP Spring Fellow, Spring D-League Alum
- Women's Tennis, Harvard University
- Software Engineer II, Microsoft
CHARLES WEBB
ANNIKA BASSEY
ANNIKA BASSEY
- MAP Spring Fellow, Spring D-League Alum
- Basketball, University of Denver
- Product Manager II, Microsoft
2025 MICROSOFT report card
Over 20 "Game Managers" shared information about their specific fellowship experience with Microsoft. This not only aids them in making future career decisions but also helps raise standards within our League. Our goals were to showcase successful trends, identify areas for improvement, and highlight best practices and standards through our "5C" framework of career, coaching, community, competition, and curriculum.
career
Many fellows felt that their fellowship experience provided moderate preparation for careers in product management, but many are still uncertain about the day-to-day responsibilities of a full-time PM.
coaching
Fellows mentioned that they would have liked more access to Microsoft professionals, specifically during the team competition. Several suggested meeting with PMs from Microsoft for a Q&A styled panel discussion.
community
Fellows believe their fellowship experience could have been improved by connecting with more PMs at Microsoft, who could have offered additional guidance during the team competition and daily interactions with AI.
competition
The fellows generally enjoyed their experience building an AI training copilot for professional athletes. However, they expressed feeling lost at times due to challenges in scheduling meetings with their Microsoft points of contact for clarity.
curriculum
Fellows praised the Phase 1 curriculum, stating they felt adequately prepared for future behavioral interviews. However, they believed that the Phase 2 curriculum could have included more insights specific to product management.
Grading Scale: A+ (97-100) | A (93-96) | A- (90-92) | B+ (87-89) | B (83-86) | B- (80-82) | C+ (77-79) | C (73-76) | C- (70-72) | D+ (67-69) | D (63-66) | D- (60-62) | F (0-59)
Microsoft was excited to see how our Fellows would respond to creating an AI-driven sports training copilot that utilizes AI to provide a highly personalized training experience for professional athletes.
PHASE 2
TEAM COMPETITION
The top performers from Phase 1 of the "Game Managers" fellowship earned the opportunity to participate in a case competition sponsored by Microsoft. Organized into teams of 5, each team was tasked with developing an AI-driven sports training copilot.
MEET TEAM BOX OFFICE!
AJ Jones - Track & Field, University of Notre Dame '27
Andie Miller - Soccer, Yale University '27
Joelle Jung - Soccer, Stanford University '27
Kaaviya Kannan - Tennis, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute '28
Lila Wittemyer - Lacrosse, Columbia University '28
Sophia Simenz - Rowing, Columbia University '27
* Sophia Simenz was appointed Team Captain by MAP's leadership team for her exceptional performance during Phase 1 of the Spring League, successfully guiding her team through Phase 2.
MEET TEAM BUZZER BEATER!
Fiona Lee - Cross Country, Cornell University '28
Hafseba "Joy" Chane - Football, Washington University in St. Louis, '27
Katrina Chorzepa - Soccer, Columbia University '27
Keelan Kornegay-Douhadji - Football, Columbia University '27
Simone Ashford - Bowling, Howard University '27
* Simone Ashford was appointed Team Captain by MAP's leadership team for his exceptional performance during Phase 1 of the Spring League, successfully guiding his team through Phase 2.
MEET TEAM crunch time!
Aoife Turner - Soccer, Columbia University '28
Lleyton Thomas-Johnson - Men's Basketball, Washington University in St. Louis '28
Natasha Kobelsky - Rowing, University of Pennsylvania '27
Santiago Hernandez - Football, Columbia University '27
Sunny Liu - Equestrian, Cornell University '27
* Aoife Turner was appointed Team Captain by MAP's leadership team for her exceptional performance during Phase 1 of the Spring League, successfully guiding his team through Phase 2.
