Nataly Walters '25 Recruiting Profile

My name is Nataly Walters.  I am from a small rural town in Pennsylvania. I aspire to find a Division 1 University that can fulfill my academic and athletic dreams. I am a great candidate for any team because I strive to follow the three Ls in life; listen, learn, and lead. I have always tried to become the best version of myself and I have found if you take the time to listen to others you can increase your ability to understand, not just yourself, but everything in your environment. My willingness to learn has got me to where I am today and will continue to assist me in becoming a medical professional (nursing, physician assistant, or doctor) and collegiate athlete. I have taken advantage of learning from some amazing family members, teachers, coaches, strangers, and leaders. I believe my grades, athletic achievements, activities, and interests all validate my ability to excel from my ability to learn.  One example, I can provide related to my willingness to learn was last year, before Indoor State Championships. My athletic trainer had asked if I would be open to meeting with a friend of his who is a college jumping coach.  I of course said, "Absolutely!" We met on a very cold day, at an outdoor track, for a couple of hours. She was immediately able to identify some things I could change, in a very short period of time, that could increase my jumps by a foot potentially. Her ability to communicate effectively and my ability to learn created a very positive outcome; I came home with two Indoor State third place medals.  Lead, this was not always the most comfortable "L" for me. I often was thrown into a leadership role, but now I am more confident in stepping into this role as needed. This past track season, my jumping coach was still assisting with basketball at the start of our season, so I decided to lead the other jumpers by helping them obtain their steps, create and demonstrate drills, and teach technique. I believe this created a healthy team environment. So as I move on to college, I will continue to use these three Ls to help me excel.