Conner Ybaben '18 Recruiting Profile
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March 2018Personal Statement
Hello! My name is Conner Ybaben and I am excited that you have taken the time to view my profile. I am currently a Senior at Saint Joseph Catholic High School in Ogden, Utah. I have played for the Jayhawks tennis team all four years and am currently playing in the 1st Singles position. I was voted in as our Team Captain and am honored to play alongside some amazing teammates since I began playing tennis competitively.
The past two years I have played at the varsity level and have had the privelege to play competitors that have challenged me to do my best at every match. This year our tennis team changed our classification from a 2A team to a 3A team. This has allowed us the opportunity to play a broader variety of tennis teams. Currently, I am 2-0 preseason and 1-1 regular season. I am working with a new coach this year, Coach Gary Griffenhagen. I have found his experience in coaching to be an asset for me to better my game in my senior year of playing. We have worked on strengthening my serves as well as ball placement and footwork drills.
In the past seven years of playing tennis I have had a variety of coaches work with me on improving my tennis game. One of my greatest strengths is my ability to take direction from my coaches and make the necessary adjustments to keep learning,growing and improving my game. I have worked with both female and male coaches learning as much as I can from all of theiir past tennis experiences and expertise. I look forward to gaining more knowlegde from my future coaches at the college level!
In the past four years, I have had the opportunity to play at the UHSAA Boys' State Tennis Tounament as a Singles player. I have learned to appreciate my opponents' strentgths as well as demonstrate my abilities to all I played against. I look forward to an even more successful UHSAA Tennin Tournament at the end of my Senior year as well as continuing to play the sport of tennis at the college level and doing my best for the college I represent!
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 2 years
- 2017 Varsity Team
- 2016 Varsity Team
- 2015 Junior Varsity Team
- 2014 Junior Varsity Team
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 1 season
- 2016 Ogden Athletic Club - Ogden, UT (Varsity Singles)
Coach References
- High School Assistant Coach
- Pat Maher
- High School Head Coach
- Gary Griffenhagen
Training
- 1 on 1 tennis lessons in the off season
- 2 years
- Conner consistently worked on serves and placement of the ball during his private tennis lessons.
- Small group tennis lessons during the off season
- 2 years
- Conner worked with about 6 of his teammates and their coaches during the summer and winter seasons to keep improving his game.
Additional Sports
- Swimming
- 1 year
- Junior Varsity Team
Statistics
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. I have taken all Honors Classes for the majority of my class load as a student at Saint Joseph Catholic High School.Are you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. AP Spanish AP Government/Finances AP Art AP Art history AP US HistoryRegistered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
NoAwards and Activities
- AwardsNational Honor Society, High Honor Roll throughout High School, Student Body Class President - Senior Year, Class Officer - Junior Year,
- ActivitiesI have actively volunteered within my church, community, and school settings since being a part of the Saint Joseph Catholic School setting. The value of volunteering and helping those around me has been instilled into my education and upbringing since as far back as I can remember. I have been on my school's HOPE Squad this year and was a part of the origination team. This has allowed me the opportunity to be more aware of peer's emotional, social, and academic achievements as well as their struggles. I have been trained to look out for warning signs related to depression and/or even suicide. I'm honored to have been elected by peers as one of the HOPE Squad members.
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