Alexandra Russell '21 Recruiting Profile

Hi my name is Alexandra, I prefer to be called Ally. My nickname is ally-gator because I am short, thin, and tough. And because gators are cute! I started playing golf when I moved to Ocean City Maryland 8 years ago. We live on the famous Riddle Farm, home of the famous historic horses, Man o'  War and War Admiral, which is now called Glenriddle Golf Course. 

https://glenriddlegolf.com/history/

I started taking golf lessons in the summer during middle school. I tried out for the coed golf team my freshman year and was 1 of the 2 girls on the junior varsity team. At the time, there was 1 girl on the varsity team. I was on the junior varsity team my freshman and sophmore years and varsity my junior year. Typically we would start practicing in middle August 2020 however with covid-19, the school system has not announced if sports in the fall will continue. I expect to be on the varsity team if fall sports continue, even though males dominate the team. If you spoke to my current and past coaches they would describe me as mature, team player, introvert, at my optimum when I receive guidance and instant feedback from my coach. I am typically quite and enjoy golf because I like interacting with others, learning discipline and the mental game of golf. I do not enjoy golf if the team is not supportive of each other or has drama. I am a christian and feel it is important to keep God first. I am not the best player but have improved over the years. I received an award my junior year in golf. I know I would be better at the game if there was more structure and guidance. Our team typically plays from August to October and discuss techniques or exercise for improvement.  My school work is very important to me and I was accepted to Salisbury University for summer session after my sophmore year. I completed Art History at Salisbury University in 2018. I have completed 2 college courses from Salisbury University and 2 from Wor-Wic community college. I am currently enrolled in 2 AP courses in my senior year.  I was accepted and have attended the 4-year Worcester Technical Highschool Interactive Media program. I decided to forgo graduating 1 year early to continue being on the golf team during my senior year and take more college courses during my senior year. I was not able to play varsity golf in the fall 2020 due to the pandemic. 

I enjoy weight lifting, exercising, gardening, drawing/painting, make-up, creating items from recyclable materials, volunteering in my community at our local thrift store, community beach clean ups, going for walks, biking with my rottweilers, and skateboarding. I typically volunteer 70-100 hours annually in my community. Before the pandemic I worked part-time job at an prestigious AVEDA salon.  During the summer of the pandemic, I worked at a snow ball stand and a local pizzeria. God, family, and school are very important to me.  

I would like attend a college with an plant science/botany program.