Juliet Perez '26 Recruiting Profile

I've never felt the need to be competitive until I walked out on the field during my freshman year of high school. It was never notion for me to believe I could ever make it, but what stands me out from the rest of the players is that I'll never lose my passion, nor the gratitude I have for what this sport has taught me and the lessons I had to learn the hard way. I struggle with self-motivation more times than I can count, but my why always keeps me going; my why for why I do what I do. My why has always been simple, but it has meant in the depths of me, my reason to keep going, my purpose to give it my all, and what I believe is my purpose to leave behind as my mark in this world. My why has never been for me, I keep going for my family, the younger generation of girls who have been told "soccer is a boy's sport", and the next generation of Latinx who were taught to believe there's only one life meant for them. I try my best to perfect everything to the best of my ability to show it only takes one little girl with the dream to make a change, grow up, and realize she is the change. I get praised and congratulated for my success because if you look at my accomplishments, I've accomplished what most people wish would happen in their lives. But I will never take what I have for granted, I never forget about the sacrifices my family has made, especially my mom. I will never stop reaching for my goal of impacting lives, even my own. My goal is to take the risks of life, cause a risk not taken is a chance missed. To end what stands me out, I want to leave by saying I am an overachiever; In my academics, my sports, my extracurriculars, and basic tasks, at least that is what I am told. But if I could say one thing about myself, I'm just me. I am Juliet Perez. I am just what I believe I am supposed to be, a grateful daughter, an outstanding student, a dreamer to play soccer for as long as I can, an enthusiastic spirit, and a hopeful person who believes god has a plan for her and has faith that wherever I end up whether studying, on/off the field, I will be in great hands; making a difference, and leaving my mark.