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Matthew Santiago '20 Recruiting Profile
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Stotesbury Cup 2019
PracticePersonal Statement
I am currently a senior at Broad Run High School located in Ashburn, Virginia. I'm very passionate about rowing; I started rowing for a club team called Miles Makes Champions during the fall season my freshman year and got hooked almost instantly. After MMC ended, I wanted to continue rowing; so, along with other families from MMC at Broad Run, we started our own team. Since my freshman year, I have learned a lot from rowing on several different teams. I have had the opportunity to go to rowing camps at Princeton and the US Naval Academy. In addition to my role as a rower, during the summer I coach Brigantine Rowing's Adaptive program, where volunteers such as myself spend time mostly one-on-one with people who have a variety of disabilities which has really been a great experience over the past two years. On top of the Adaptive program, I started helping to coach their youth program. I also attend regular morning practices during the summers, whether that's in a boat in the bay or in the erg room. Apart from rowing over the summer and during the spring season I row during the fall and condition throughout the winter months. In terms of my role in the boat, I row both port, starboard and over the past two years I've also been practicing sculling, how to scull in Brigantine, New Jersey and now Resilient Rowing (current fall program).
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 1 year
- 2019 Varsity Team
- 2018 Junior Varsity Team
- 2017 Club/Travel Team
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 2 seasons
- 2017 Loudoun Rowing Association
- 2016 Miles make champions
- First season of rowing, really fell in love with the sport and wanted to further pursue it.
Coach References
- High School Head Coach
- Mike Love
- High School Assistant Coach
- Tom Cooney
- Club Coach
- Anthony Phillips
- High School Assistant Coach
- Pete Hanson
- Club Coach
- Kayla Dykes
Events
- Camp/Event
- Mid Atlantic Erg Sprints 2019
- 2/02/19 to 2/02/19
- Camp/Event
- Princeton Rowing Camp
- 7/25/18 to 7/29/18
- Princeton was my second rowing camp, I really enjoyed the feedback as well as the one on one conversations with all the coaches I worked with which I personally think really helped me fine tune my technique and to understand how I can improve my workouts.
- Camp/Event
- Navy Rowing Camp
- 6/24/18 to 6/28/18
- This camp was my first rowing camp and was an amazing experience; I really enjoyed using the tank facility for the first time and learning from new coaches. I think I got a lot out of this camp so I decided to register for this up coming summer so I can continue to grow as a rower and obtain more knowledge of college rowing and recruitment through their camp.
- Camp/Event
- Mid Atlantic Erg Sprints 2018
- First land competition, it was a great time with my team around and being able to meet rowers from all over was great.
Training
- Power Train Conditioning
- 3 years
- Gym facility that Broad Run Crew uses for out of school conditioning.
- Brigantine Rowing Club
- 2 years
- I row during the summer I attend morning practices and occasionally I will do midday/afternoon workouts at the boathouse in Brigantine, Nj. In the evnings, I help coach their adaptive program.
Statistics
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Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. Currently, I am taking Honors English 11, Honors Orchestra and research Chemistry. In the past, I have taken research Earth Science and Honors English 9. Next year I am taking Honors Orchestra, Honors Physics, as well as DE English, DE Government, and AP Statistics.Are you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. I am taking AP statisticsRegistered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
NoAwards and Activities
- ActivitiesI am apart of FBLA, I coach Brigantine adaptive and youth programs, I am first chair in the viola section of my school’s advanced orchestra.