Sports have really influenced who I am today. I really became interested in sports in 6th grade but I have been around and playing sports pretty much my whole life. Playing sports has taught me a lot about myself as a person, I believe that sports and academics go hand in hand. So I’m striving for a 3.5 or higher GPA throughout high school. I was fortunate enough that the high school track coach asked me to run on the junior varsity squad as an 8th grader. That experience was great for me as an athlete, but even better as s person making new friends and competing at a high level.