Jacob Merenda '24 Recruiting Profile

My goal is to pursue the highest level of success that I am capable in all avenues of life.  Both academics and athletics balance my life; inspiring strong desires to continuously improve.  Running has altered the manner in which I deal with challenges.  I have learned the virtues of patience and that one bad day doesn't determine your future, how you confront shortcomings does.  The effort that you put in correlates with the results that you achieve; ultimately you determine the person you want to become.  Through the adoption of this positive mindset, I have begun achieving my goals.  Between my freshmen and junior year my 5K has improved by 9 minutes; my personal best is currently 17:29(xc). Running has sparked my curiosity about how the human body works and I hope to continue learning more as occupational/physical therapy major.