Maxwell Stafford '18 Recruiting Profile

I believe I would make a good candidate for any school because not only am I a good swimer, I do well in School as well. My goal has always been to swim in college, because I knew I could do it. I also knew I wanted to become a doctor, (I am not sure what type I want to be yet), which made me push myself through not only swimming but school as well. I plan to go through college as a swimmer and a scholar. After I get my Pre-Med I want to continue and get my Doctorate for whatever field of Medicine I go into.

I believe I am different from other recruits due to my ability to set a goal and reach it, like going from point A, to point B. I am pushed to do this through my favorite quote, "When you want to succeed, as bad as you want to breathe, then you will be successful" -Eric Thomas. I believe I am different from others in character, because no one is exactly the same, everyone will leave their mark on the world in their own way. I am different because I am a out going leader. I can help guide and ecourage people as a team. As I have learned in all my years on various teams. All of them are from were I live, Milan, Michigan.

My athletics is different because I am always on some sort of team. I played Football from 2007-2013. As well as Baseball from 2005-2015. I have quit football to concentrate on swimming. I ran track for one year, (2013), and now no longer do it. I have swam competitively since I was 6 and started USA swimming when I was 10. I was the Team Captain for my Middle Schools team when I was 13.

My academics have always been good. I have always gotten A's or B's in classes, and I always have a healthy mix of them. I have always aimed to be one of the best students in my class.

I know it will be hard to get into a Division 1 school, or any school in that matter, as well as study Pre-Med, but I know that it will be worth it. Because of this, I will keep my mind open to any opportunity's any college gives.   I will take the steps I need and set goals for myself to reach this goal, the goal to swim in college as a student-athlete.