During the week of Saddle Up, you and a small group of classmates will be assigned
to a group of students called a Poke Pack. Poke Packs are led by one of our student
peer mentors called Poke Pack Leaders and Trail Bosses. Selected across various degree
programs and colleges, these 150 student peer mentors will guide students throughout
the week of Saddle Up.
Many of these students come from our Cowboy Coaching team housed with the Student Success & Graduation Hub and have special training to assist students with the challenges and stresses they’ll
face during their college journey. You will be assigned to your Poke Pack Leader when you check in during Move-in Day on Friday, August 18.
As current students of the university, Poke Pack Leaders bring a wealth of knowledge and perspective to our incoming class. They will serve as your peer mentor to help you get to know the UW campus and answer any questions you may have.
Our Trail Bosses will be our head student peer mentors during the week of Saddle Up. Think of them as your senior camp counselors! Trail Bosses will guide multiple Poke Packs, help facilitate discussions and group exercises, and ensure that incoming students are progressing throughout the week.
Grant Dillivan
Criminal Justice & Psychology,
Honors and Sociology
Alora Tempany
Kinesiology & Health Promotion
Avery O'Brien
Finance, minors in Real Estate
and Blockchain
Brooklyn Prince
Molecular Biology
and Physiology
America Martinez
International Studies and
Family & Consumer Science
Alyssa Haime
Psychology and Painting
Isabelle Orozco
Chemical Engineering,
Chemistry and Honors
Abby Fry
Pharmacy and Biology
Graduate Student
Emily Powell
Pharmacy Major
Graduate Student
Meredith Halweg
Agriculture Business
and Spanish
Adrienne Merrick
Kinesiology & Health Promotion
Lizzy Crane
Nursing
Sarah MacIlravie-Canas
Nursing
Emma Sorensen
Music Theater
River Bergquist
Kinesiology & Health Promotion
Megan Perez
Animal Science & Pre-Vet
Darrah Short
Social Work and Disability
Studies, Honors
Ethan Bonham
Petroleum Engineering
McKella Stigers
Chemistry
Bobbie Schreiner
Nursing
Lekili Grebinger
Entrepreneurship and Chinese
Alec Hampton
German and Studio Art
Matilda Schiewe
Kinesiology & Health Promotion,
Disability Studies and Honors
Quinn Hennigar
Accounting
Grace Seely
Speech, Language, & Hearing Science and Disability Studies
Morgan Piltz
Kinesiology & Health Promotion
Jeffrey Cuevas
Music Education
Jacob Dawson
Accounting and Physiology
Josh Buchholz
Secondary Education (English)
Sam James
Pre-Med, Computer Science,
and Honors
Brooke Zipperian
Exploratory Studies
Lane Paisley
Physiology and
Mechanical Engineering