Lukas Walsh '19 Recruiting Profile

During the first scrimmage of the past football season, I was taken down by a couple of defenders after catching a 5 yard pass. Unfortunately, I came down wrong, broke my left clavicle, and had to get surgery. This was my first encounter with major injury, and it was devastating.  I had never had an injury that took me off the field for a significant amount of time.  I felt like I had let my team down.  However, the experience has taught me many things to help shape who I am today as an athlete, and as a person of great character.

As an athlete, not being able to participate made me realize how much I love to play.  I train harder than I ever have before to get stronger, faster, and better every day and to prevent injury.  In baseball, I now attack every play, approach every at bat, and take the field as if it is the last time I will ever run out there.

As a person, being down and on the sideline watching my brothers play without me was like getting shot in the heart.  However, the support I received from my teammates helped relieve the pain and sorrow.  They helped me come back for the last five weeks of the season.  I will always be there for my teammates, always encourage them to get better, and always pick them up when they are down.

I have always been a hardworking student-athlete, and I will continue to try my hardest to accomplish what needs to be done. Throughout my years of high school, I have learned that sometimes things are going to be rough, but I’m not afraid to bounce back better than ever. I am looking not only for a program that will suit me best athletically, but a place where I can also grow in the classroom. I believe that with my hard-working and unselfish attitude, I have what it takes to play at the next level. As a three-sport athlete (currently a two-year letterman in basketball, three-year letterman in football, and one-year letterman in baseball), I am certain I have what it takes to be a key component in driving the success of your program.