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>> Hi, I'm Emma Steele, class of 2014, here with senior and football captain,
Dominick Pierre of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Thanks so much for joining us today.
So you recently moved into the second place for the longest number of rushing yards.
How does it feel to be among, you know, teammates such as Nick Schwieger?
>> It feels pretty great playing under Nick, and just kind of see him, you know, do what he does
and just have so much success and me having to succeed him
and having to fill his shoes and shirt.
Of course, with his accolades, it's pretty big.
>> Yeah, did he contact you after the Columbia game, or...?
>> I spoke to him -- the last time I spoke to him was probably Homecoming, and you know,
he knew I'd be joining him and other elite running backs
in the Ivy League and Dartmouth history, so.
>> How do you balance being a student and an athlete?
>> Typical weekdays are pretty busy.
There's a lot of football and a lot of academics also.
But we have a lot of people in place to help us, you know, better manage our times
and give us advice as to when we should be studying for this subject or another
and when we should take breaks, so.
>> And you're a sociology major?
>> I am.
>> How did you kind of come to that decision?
>> It was actually Anne Hudak who helped me with that decision, and my dean, Brian Reed.
Originally I wanted to do engineering, but proved to be a heavy task.
But I think they really helped me, you know, try to take other classes to help me find
out what I want to do and what I'm interested in.
And sociology is -- sociology kind of gave me the opportunity just to kind
of branch out to multiple different areas.
>> So looking ahead, do you plan on pursuing football after college?
>> If given the opportunity, I definitely think so.
It looks like I may receive that opportunity, hopefully my body --
>> Yeah.
>> -- will accept the challenge and being healthy enough.
>> Yeah, how are you preparing for that?
Are there any coaches or facilities here that are helping you prepare?
>> One of our receiver coaches, Cortez Hankton, he was playing with the Jacksonville Jaguars,
so he's helping me out, you know, kind of put myself out there for different NFL teams.
And you know, trying to find out like what my workout regimen should be.
>> So, how does Dartmouth Peak Performance help, you know,
you trying to achieve that goal after graduation?
>> They pretty much help in any and every area, not only, you know, with football but academics,
you know, providing tutors, get massages every week for different injuries and whatnot.
They just kind of help me basically market myself.
>> So if you decide not to pursue football after college, you know,
what career path do you think that you might take?
And how has Dartmouth helped you make that decision?
>> Well, if I don't pursue football, I think that I will try to start a career in marketing.
I think it's a fun and interesting field that I kind of learned more
about through my internship that, you know, Dartmouth kind of helped me,
you know, get back home in Florida.
So, it's something I definitely will see myself doing --
that I could see myself doing for the rest of my life and not be bored
with and, you know, have fun with it.
I actually interned for Tuck -- or the dean's office -- this past summer, and got to kind of,
you know, sit in a couple classes and, you know,
see how like they're programs are ran and whatnot.
So it was definitely helpful.
>> You liked it a lot?
>> Yeah.
>> How have you found that balance?
You know, it sounds like you have two really great passions
that are really, really different.
>> Over the years I've been, you know, taught and raised, you know,
school comes first -- academics comes first.
So that's how I've always thought, that's, you know, been my mindset.
That's the reason I came to Dartmouth; otherwise, I would have gone, you know,
to other, you know, maybe a bigger state school, you know, more known for football or whatnot.
But, no, I mean, I definitely came here in the mindset of, you know, getting an education and,
you know, kind of having football as a secondary, but also a possibility, you know,
to pursue football after college, so.
>> Well, thanks so much for joining us today.
I really enjoyed our conversation.
Good luck with the rest of your football career, and I'll definitely see you at graduation.
>> Thank you.