Joe Schauwecker '18 Recruiting Profile

I've been into sports as long as I can remember ranging all over the board from soccer, baseball, football, basketball, and lacrosse. My favorite would have to be lacrosse though because I love the fast pace, I love the mixture of other sports and I mostly love the aggression and physicality of it.  I first started playing in 8th grade because I needed a spring sport to play and I had never heard or played lacrosse before so I thought why not give it a shot, and ever since I can't think of anything I have more fun doing than playing lacrosse, besides listening and dancing to music. I count down the days until lacrosse season and I love my team more than anything they are my brothers through each and every year.I've been through more than others have to really shape who I am today and the way I act and what I strive for in each and everyday, like losing my brother due to a car accident my 6th grade year  and losing my best friend my freshman year. These are some tragic experiences, but they have shaped who I am today and have made me realize how short life is and that anything can happen at any moment so live life with no regrets. I believe I'm different from others due to my outlook on life and my intense passion for whatever I set my mind to, I look at not just playing for myself but for playing my heart out for those to my right and left. Also many of my coachs have told me I have "the switch" to turn myself onto as you could say "beast mode", which helps me focus more on the task at hand which makes me better intuned with my surroundings and my actions. At the end of the day though I just lay down smiling knowing I get the amazing opportunity to play lacrosse and hopefully get an opportunity to continue my passion for this sport.