Max Geckler '21 Recruiting Profile

Hi, my name is Max Geckler and I am dead-set on beating my high school's 5k record of 15:44 and going beyond it. I was born in California and lived there for 13 years. During that time I ran cross country with clubs and my middle school team, however I was never that competitive or exceptional (honestly I just did it for fun).  When we moved to North Carolina and I joined the high school XC and track teams, that all changed. My high school  XC team provided the perfect environment for me to shine, as I had a great coach along with motivating upper class competition. The feeling of beating others and proving my worth gave me more ecstasy more than any pile of gold ever could. So with this new found joy I used it to motivate myself to decrease my times and grow as an individual. I intend to race competitively in college and study my interests in graphic design, English, journalism, and or cinema.