Rachel Hernandez
Since grade school, I was a three-sport athlete in cross county, basketball and track & field. It wasn’t until my senior year of high school that I found myself unsure about my future in athletics. I knew that I wanted to run in college but the steps I needed to take to achieve my goal were [
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Annika Michaels
From the time I was little I knew I wanted to play soccer at the highest level, but I had no idea how to attain this goal. I loved to play and joined every team that I could because I was so passionate about the sport. One of the biggest challenges that I faced growing up was the fact that I was playing in the state of Maine. At the time, Maine was [
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Chibuike Enyia
In high school I played football and wrestled in the extremely competitive West Suburban Conference of Illinois. I thought exposure would be easy because there were scouts at games and state meets. In wrestling I was a three- year letter winner, a state qualifier, state placer [
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Matt Roe
As a high school student I really did not focus on the recruiting process until after my senior football season was over. Up until that point, I just wanted to focus on the season at hand and help my team succeed. However this "focus" put me in danger of falling behind others in the recruiting process. I made [
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Kelly Bowman
After growing up in and around the University of Minnesota volleyball program, I knew at age nine that I wanted to play volleyball for the Golden Gophers. I told my parents at this early age that I was going to play Division I volleyball for the [
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Andrea Emmons
I am considered a late bloomer in the sport of volleyball. I leisurely entered practice two weeks into my eighth grade season. I was an avid runner at the time and hadn't even considered playing another sport. As I began to hone my skills in [
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Allie Kabat
Growing up, sports were always a large part of my life. My love of athletics comes from my parents and from watching my older sister excel in the sports she played. Wanting to be just like my big sister, I aspired to play soccer and basketball [
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Brandon Liles
My only absolute in high school was that I would definitely attend college. The question was if I would play baseball, which I loved. I had no idea how to seek opportunities to play baseball in college. As a freshman and sophomore I received [
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Rick McDole
As a high school student athlete I was fortunate to be a part of an outstanding high school football program. During my high school career we made three appearances in the Ohio High School State playoffs, comprising a 34-4 record throughout my career.
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Ryan Newman
My recruiting story starts early on. I attended various “exposure camps” such as Michigan, Nebraska, and some professional sponsored ones as early as the age 12. From those camps your information was supposedly sent out to hundreds of colleges [
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Amanda Rawson
Have you ever found yourself lost in a moment, a moment so loud and intense, it's deafening-time almost stops? It's the championship game & your standing at the free throw line, down by one, with no time left on the clock, sweat pouring down [
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Jeff Schlicht
I started playing soccer at the age of five in a small recreational league in Lake Orion, Michigan. After trying baseball, basketball, and football I knew soccer was my sport. By age thirteen I made my way onto the best travel team in Michigan, Vardar Soccer Club. [
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Lisa Strasman
My senior year of high school was the most stressful time of my life. I was a 17-year-old kid, and all I knew was that I wanted to play hockey in college. Hockey was my passion and my life revolved around this sport. I HAD to play college [
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Lori Tanaka
Ever since I could remember, basketball has been a part of my life. It's a love that I can never seem to get over. Being born and raised in Chicago, I idolized Michael Jordan and wanted to be the female version of him, dreaming of playing for the [
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Lissa von Brecht
As long as I can remember, sports have always been an important part of my life. I grew up in Florida, so tennis was something that I was almost required to play. I started at a young age, while I was also participating in gymnastics and soccer. [
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Joyce Wellhoefer
As a high school senior, I was seeking the right fit to further my education and continue playing sports. At the time, there were limited scholarship opportunities for women and I had little to no knowledge of the recruiting process. [
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