I have been rowing since spring of my eighth grade year after participating in competitive travel soccer for ten years, and I instantly fell in love with rowing. Rowing has become an outlet for me. Rowing has allowed me to discover a drive within myself that I never knew I had. I have been able to maintain a high GPA whilst participating in many other extracurriculars such as, political internships, clubs and volunteer work, while also training for rowing. I plan on working very hard over the next year and a half at bettering myself as an athlete, lowering my times and becoming the best version of myself athletically that I can be. In college if the opportunity arises I look forward to joining a team that has a friendly, positive and encouraging environment and would work hard to be the best teammate and competitor I can be.