SCRANTON — A University of Scranton student captured some of the biggest athletic moments after learning how to use a camera for the first time this year.

Grace DiCarlo, a junior marketing and public relations major from Boonton, New Jersey, has become a pilar for Royal Athletics this year documenting several exciting momentsfor the 2025-2026 sports season.

The University’s official athletics page, Royal Athletics, is a website created to catalog the achievements of Scranton athletes. From game stories to personal records, the Royal Athletics page prides itself in recording accurate information and writing compelling sports-related stories.

One thing you may notice when browsing the site is the hundreds of images of game-winning huddles, goal celebrations and more. One secret many probably do not know is that those photos are taken and edited by their potential peers and classmates —like DiCarlo.

In her first year with Royal Athletics, DiCarlo has been able to photograph several Landmark championships, countless overtime wins, a couple NCAA appearances and more. She has taken pictures for sports such as volleyball, basketball, baseball, lacrosse, field hockey and soccer.

“I love basketball. Basketball is fun because it’s easy (to take pictures). Lacrosse is very hard because all the helmets and all the players are always blocking each other,” DiCarlo said.

DiCarlo didn’t start taking photos until this year and had no prior knowledge of cameras. When a no-experience-needed position became available on Handshake, she made sure to jump on the opportunity.

“I didn’t even know how to zoom or delete a photo. I think I took over 2,000 pictures that first game I went to,” DiCarlo said.

Royal Athletics has provided many students with opportunities to showcase their talents using sports as a vessel. From broadcasting opportunities to clock running work study positions to photography crash courses to internships, students have been able to broaden their horizons, test skills they didn’t know they had and build their portfolios for careers.

DiCarlo isn’t exactly sure what she wants to do in the future, but she knows for sure that her photography skills are going to make her stand out for future career opportunities.

“If the job market continues the way it does, I am probably going to stay another year and get my master’s, but either way having sports photography on my resume looks fantastic and I fell in love with it,” DiCarlo said.

If you are interested in getting involved, athletic work study positions are posted on Handshake regularly. Also, individual university sports teams post frequently on social media looking for student managers/photographers to join the team.