Matthew McWilliams '12 Recruiting Profile

My name is Matthew McWilliams and I am going to be a senior in highschool in the 2011-2012 school year.  I am a very athletically inclined person who loves sports.  I am 6' 2", 148-150 lbs and have explosive speed.  I have played many sports, including soccer, baseball and cross-country.  My specialty in highschool sports is Track & Field.  I run the 800m and 1600m mainly, although I do run other events.  I've earned multiple trips to States, for the 1600m, 4x400m relay and 800m races.  I have started varsity since freshman year for both Track and XC, and have made it to districts three years for Track and four years for XC.  I have been motivated all my life to one day compete at the college level.  I watched all of the summer Olympics in Bejing, imagining how amazing it would be to someday earn the trip myself.  The type of school I'd like to attend is up-in-the-air for me.  I always wanted to play D1 sports but this isn't as important to me.  The size and geological placement of the school doesn't matter either.  I would like to attend college to study engineering, although I am not sure for what specific field yet.  My goal for college Track is to start as a freshman, and to eventually make it to nationals and run at Penn Relays.  I want to be on a team that is close and supportive.