Araceli Portillo '23 Recruiting Profile

I am a very dedicated player, I have a strong passion and love for the game. I put my everything into the game while I am on the court, and when I am on the bench I take great pride in cheering on my teammates and bringing the energy.  I am positive and provide motivation for myself as well as my team to play our hardest. I value creating and being in a high energy environment because that is where I believe I thrive the most.  In my off-time I find myself getting shots up and working on conditioning, also participating in training sessions with my coach. I think that it is important to stay motivated and improve my skills in the offseason and outside of scheduled practices. Additionally I take academics very seriously because I am a student before I am an athlete. I pride myself on having a 4.2 GPA along with helping my Student Council plan and coordinate events. An accomplishment I am particularly proud of is planning a cancer awareness night, with the help of our mini-thon committee, alongside one of our season games. Overall I find that I am not only a hardworking, dedicated, and positive athlete, but student too.