Godwin Setsoafia '24 Recruiting Profile

Hello. My name is Godwin  Setsoafia, and I have a very strong passion for continuing my track career in any college, that has both a strong academic and track facility. Growing up, I have not really been too much into sports. It was mainly because of my ADHD, and my lack of ability to focus that I did not really bother playing any. I first got pushed into playing basketball by my father when I was about 9-years-old and was just bad at it. It wasn't until I was 13-years-old that I actually started playing organized basketball . Despite being bad at the sport, my dad would still encourage me to play. I slowly fell in love with the sport, but after freshman year, I wanted to focus more on track, so I dropped it. Now you may be wondering why am I talking about basketball? That was just my intro to how sports turned me around.  I really fell in love with track when in gym class when I was about 13-years-old, we would play different sports like basketball, soccer, and football, and the comments I would hear from everyone is "That boy is fast!". I remember hearing about track and seeing it in our town's spring sports flyer, and knowing how fast I was, I decided to give it a try.  I decided because I was more of a sprinter, I would  try the 100 meters and 200 meters. Sure enough I was pretty decent for a 13-year- old at the time, but I was inconsistent. I would run 13.3 seconds one day, and 14.6 another day. I said to myself that I am going to from now on give in my 100%, no matter what it takes. By my freshman year of high school,  decided would continue with basketball, and track. Unfortunately, I had a hamstring injury, so I wasn't going to be as fast as I was. I remember at our first meet only running 13.1 seconds finishing last, feeling so humiliated, and wanting so badly to quit track .My coaches  however supported me, and saw how determined I was, so I would stay a little longer on the track with them, perfecting my starting form on blocks and my sprinting form, along with doing various cardio workouts. I started doing more plyometrics, consistent leg training to strengthen my legs and be more explosive. I began seeing better results with my PR being 11.8 seconds in the 100 meters, and a PR of 24.8 seconds in the 200 meters. My track coaches were like an extended family always supporting me, along with my dad being there when I didn't believe I would ever be the athlete I am today. I know I may have talked too much, but for my future in college, I am willing to do whatever it takes. I am a confident, persevering, and hardworking sprinter, and will do what I can to be the best sprinter that I strive to be. I strive to be the best I can be both on the track and in the classroom.