Rowan Schaberg
Bio
Rowan Schaberg is a recent graduate of Colorado State University, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Media Communication, with a minor in Music, Stage, and Sports Production. She began at CSU in the fall of 2021 and graduated a full year early in the spring of 2024.
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A native of Seattle, WA, Rowan grew up as a die-hard Seattle Storm fan, attending her first WNBA game at just 10 months old. After a career-ending injury halted her own basketball career, Rowan began exploring other ways to be involved in the sports world, leading her to journalism. She graduated from Holy Names Academy in 2021 after three years as the manager of the varsity basketball team.
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During her time at Colorado State, Rowan worked as a Media Specialist for Colorado State Athletics. This role provided her with hands-on experience in creative video production, broadcasting, and video editing. View Rowan's video work here.
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Rowan is also an extremely passionate and experienced sports writer and reporter. She works as a contributor for The Next, a 24/7 women's basketball publication, and has had many different roles with the organization, including as the beat reporter for her home WNBA team, the Seattle Storm. She has also been involved with their NCAA Women's Basketball coverage, most notably covering the Iowa Women's Basketball team in their historic NCAA Final Four run in 2023, in addition to contributing to The Next's coverage of NCAA Transfer Portal moves.
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As a freelance journalist, Rowan has worked various teams and media outlets, including the Atlanta Dream and Circling Seattle Sports. She also worked as a Communications Intern for She's Got Time, an organization founded by Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Swin Cash.
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In her free time, she loves to go for new walks with her dog, Goose!
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Philosophy
Rowan's goal is to use journalism to highlight different athletes, whether it be in the form of a docu-series, profile piece, interview, or highlight reel. She believes that giving fans a behind-the-scenes look into the lives and experiences of female athletes is the key to the progression of women’s sports.
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Education
Rowan earned her Bachelor's degree in 2024 from Colorado State University in Journalism and Media Communications, with a minor in Music, Stage, and Sports Production.
Rowan graduated from Holy Names Academy in Seattle, WA, in 2021 with a 3.9 GPA and 4 varsity letters.
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Previous Employment Highlights
During high school, she served 3 years as the Head Manager for the Holy Names Varsity girl's basketball team.
Rowan's freshman year of high school, she began as an assistant coach for her former AAU team, Seattle Youth Recreation Foundation, the team for which she played for 8 years. She continued helping her former coach, Alfred Love, throughout high school by coaching girl's ages 7-14.
She also was a 3 year attendee and 2 year intern for Team Awesome Basketball Leadership Academy, a summer camp that which focuses on empowering female athletes through leadership.
Schaberg's senior year of high school, she began refereeing with the Pacific Northwest Basketball Officials Association.
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