Sean Wolff '19 Recruiting Profile

My introduction to the sport of Track & Field came in my freshman year of high school, and what started as a hobby and something to kill the time between sports grew into a passion.  The culture, community, and attitudes enveloped me into their midsts and I loved it.  A feeling of kinship is interwoven through the Track & Field world that forms a familial attitude to one another.  When I first started high school my passion was to play football in college but ever since that first Track & Field season my freshman year I knew that it would be Track & Field that I would pursue in college.  

As a thrower a million things can go wrong in your throw and this may happen ninety-nine times out of a hundred, but it's that one time that makes up for everything and hooks you to keep going.  The pure joy and freedom felt when you know that you threw one of your best throws, and you know from the moment you release your disc or shot it is perfect and nothing can bring you down even if it's not a personal record. Nothing matters other than that moment of pureness as it permeates your very essence.  

I want to continue this experience in my college career, even if I don’t receive a scholarship to play.  A scholarship would be great, but I’ll walk on if it means that I’ll be able to throw.  Sports have continually changed me for the better, they have shaped me for the better, giving me the knowledge of what it means to be a part of a team, like a family and the responsibility that each and every member has to that family.  Track & Field has been the best in that regard, it is a different kind of atmosphere that creates bonds between you and your fellow athletes regardless of the competition.  I am honored to have been a part of and experienced such a community, I hope to continue in such a community after high school.

Another community that I’m involved in and have loved throughout my life is the Boy Scouts.  I met my best friend in my first year of Cub Scouts, and we’ve grown up together learning how to be good citizens and making worthy contributions to society.  We’ve not only learned the importance of making a difference in the world, but we’ve learned many skills to be better men.  I’m grateful that my father has shared his mechanic/handyman skills with me and our troop.  I earned Eagle Scout in January 2017 with a project that involves another sport I’ve loved since a young boy: bicycles.  

With the help of my troop and my father, we collected over 100 bikes and donated them to the non-profit group the Bicycle Collective.  Their motto is Recycling Bicycles and Building Communities.  They have a full service bike shop that is open to the public for a nominal fee, and which we’ve used ourselves.  They provide training on bike maintenance and repairs, and their funds raised are used to serve the underprivileged communities and children.

As an Eagle Scout I’m still actively involved with our troop, helping to ensure the younger scouts earn their Eagle.  Throughout my time in scouts I have been able to lead and teach a new generation of leaders that can make a positive change in the world.  

I have always excelled in my academic studies, and I set myself a goal to successfully complete more AP classes than my older sister accomplished.  So far I’ve successfully passed four AP exams, and at the completion of this (my Junior) year it will be nine AP exams which will ensure I reach my goal.  I’m really enjoying AP Physics and AP Psychology.  Math has always come easily, and physics just makes sense.  I have always been fascinated by the workings of the human brain, and in psychology I’m  learning about the complex networking and connections of the neurons, which is really cool.  I hope to expand my studies of neurology in college and reach the level necessary to truly make a difference in the world for those suffering with neurological trauma and disorders.