Lonnell Ward '20 Recruiting Profile

My biggest accomplishment as a track athlete and even more, as a hurdler was placing 4th in the 100m hurdles at the ESPN championship in Florida the summer going into my freshman year in high school.  My teammate and I racked up enough points by ourselves to place our team’s age group in second place.  I competed with people from all over the United States and also was able to medal in the triple jump and 200m hurdles.  However, I feel my biggest growth as a hurdler came my Junior year.  I was able to make it to regional finals which really helped my mentality and taught me what I needed to do to run the best race that I possibly could.  In the end I ended up just short placing 6th in my region.

I am very thankful for the fact that I was able to experience many different levels of competition at different places like, the Jr. Olympics, ESPN Championship, and the regional level of my high school track career.  I am looking for a college to be able to challenge me athletically as well as academically. I am confident that I will be able to compete at the collegiate level and also be able to greatly impact your program. As a dedicated athlete I know that I would be a great fit for your team.