Nyzaveon Thompson '21 Recruiting Profile

My name is Nyzaveon Thompson and welcome to my personal statement! My collegiate goals are to earn my Master‘s Degree and then my Doctoral degree for becoming a Sports Therapist and/or Physician. Secondly, more importantly, they are to participate at the collegiate and also professional level and earn multiple NCAA national titles in the sport Track and Field.

Being a Scholar Athlete has taught me I can do multiple things, anything I put my heart and mind to. Things like take AP and Honor classes, playing Football, running Cross Country, running Track and field, Model and Acting, working a job and all that while still maintaining A’s and B’s in my classes. I haven’t always been what you can say a “top prospect athlete”. I had to work to get there and that’s why I’m considered a dependable, coachable athlete, determined to get better at ANYTHING I do. I didn’t think of running hurdles until 10th grade, my 4th year of running track. I started off my first meet with 18 seconds, then at the end of the season at Sectionals, the meet before state, I ended with a 15.24, not making it to state. I had to hurt and work hard to improve in order to get where I am now, and I still don’t consider that good. Not every athlete can do what I do or did, it’s just too much work for them. I even did my first year of summer track with the club D4 Fire Training Group to get better and got my 400HM to a 58.48 while also managing a job and a little of going to football practice. So that’s why I consider myself a better candidate because I’m a great multitasker, overachiever, resilient person, and hard worker.