Wright State University soccer coach Pat Ferguson has been coaching Natalie Sedlock in some capacity since she was 11, or for nearly half of her life. Ferguson may not have known little 11-year-old Natalie would someday become one of his star players at Wright State, but he certainly recognized potential. Sedlock scored 12 goals as a senior at Beavercreek, then chose Wright State for college because, she said, she was comfortable with Ferguson and wanted to stay close to home. Sedlock started 18 games as a freshman and scored her first collegiate goal against Cleveland State.
She also began to discover a fascination with genetics. The biological science major, on course to graduate in May 2016, particularly enjoyed a molecular genetics class with Athanasios Bubulya, Ph.D., a lecturer in the College of Science and Mathematics.
“It was a very hands-on class where we got to extract DNA and study how much you can do with genes,” Sedlock said. “I am in the pre-veterinary program right now, but I want to look into genetics and genetic counseling.”
