Growing up, Izabella Kubiak-Reseigh was always a huge sports fan. Watching sports throughout her life inspired her to pursue journalism, and now she’s graduating from the University of New Mexico with a degree in journalism & mass communication and a minor in military studies after working for two semesters as a sports reporter for the Daily Lobo.
While her love for her other teams goes deep, down to her core Kubiak-Reseigh bleeds green and yellow for the Green Bay Packers. She is also a fan of the Milwaukee Bucks, Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Avalanche. Her love for these teams and sports in general comes from her family, including her godfather and her dad.
“My family is from Wisconsin, and I feel like they brought a huge piece of that to New Mexico,” Kubiak-Reseigh said. “My godfather was a huge role model in my life, so was my dad, and growing up as a kid, even though I’m a girl, they would always include me in the gameday fun … and they always incorporated me in the celebrations. I always felt like I was a part of something bigger.”
Kubiak-Reseigh is a proud alum of Volcano Vista High School, where she graduated in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic halted her plans for college, leading her to decide to join the military.
She left New Mexico for a year, and when she came back, she decided to stay close to family and attend college at UNM.
Kubiak-Reseigh began her time at UNM as a business major but quickly changed her mind after realizing she was bad with numbers, she said.
“I watched one of the Superman DC movies, and I started thinking about Lois Lane and how cool she was and I was like, ‘I could be a reporter,’” Kubiak-Reseigh said.
After getting her major down, Kubiak-Reseigh decided to get some jobs on her resume. In her junior and senior year, she had an internship with New Mexico News Port covering sports and politics, and eventually found her way to the Daily Lobo, where she made an immediate impact. A versatile reporter, she covered nearly every sport while also branching out to a variety of topics, including student government and the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
“I wanted to be a well-rounded journalist,” Kubiak-Reseigh said. “Aside from the Daily Lobo, I also worked at the New Mexico communication and marketing department for Steve Carr, and I did a lot of news worthy pieces and press releases. At the Daily Lobo I wanted to take that piece of myself and grow it alongside sports, so if there was something interesting that I was able to cover, I would absolutely cover it.”
She has big plans for the future as she plans to become a lieutenant and receive a commission, but she will still look for a broadcasting or journalism gig as well.
Whether she is writing a hot take about sports or committing herself to our nation's military, this definitely won't be the last time we hear about Kubiak-Reseigh. As she parted with the Lobo, she left behind only wise words that only a Packers fan would say: “Screw the Bears.”
Rodney Prunty is the sports editor for the Daily Lobo. He can be contacted at sports@dailylobo.com or on X @rprunty05
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