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Personal Statement
I have a Michael Jordan quote posted on my bedroom wall: “You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.” This almost happened to me. My biggest obstacle in my running career was not wanting to run in the first place. I did not want to do cross country because I was the captain of my middle school’s basketball team, and assumed that is what I would do in high school. I also knew that my new school was very rigorous. I was concerned about balancing school work and sports. My parents convinced me to try out for cross country and I thought I’d go along because it would be good conditioning for basketball. What I realized in that first season of cross country was:that I was better suited for running than basketball. I have great endurance. I love striving for my personal best and I really connected with the coach and my teammates. It helped me transition into high school. This inspired me to keep training, stay on the team and dedicate myself to running year round.
Track also makes my life easier in high school by forcing me to learn about time management. My school is very academically competitive and I have a lot of work each night. The cross country and track teams also helped me make new friends before school even started and let me really get to know other people. After I showed initiative and dedication to train on my own with other students in a winter distance running club called the Snow Dragons, which culminates in a 10 mile run through Prospect Park in February, the coach trusted me to start leading distance practices for the spring Track and Field season. This fall I have been selected to be a captain for the Varsity Cross Country Team and I continue to be a very involved member of the team in general. I can’t imagine school without being part of the track team and I am looking forward to competing at a college level.
