As a potential candidate for a school, I want to be able to improve my abilities as a collegiate athlete as well as purse an academic field. Through academics I hope to earn a degree in an exercise science field (or something similar.) With that degree I want to go on to work in that field, and I will do what ever it takes to ensure I can get to that point academically. While I may not have as much athletic experience as other candidates, I have been growing constantly and will work hard to continue improving. Despite only running one year of cross country, I was able to make the varsity team, improve my 5k time by over seven minutes, and place in the top 50 in the state championships. Through out my athletic and academic career I have always overcome challenges to ensure that everything I do is to the best of my ability.