Marissa Moon '19 Recruiting Profile

    Running is my #1 pride and passion when picking a sport throughout highschool. I am a 3 year qualified Regional Cross Country runner, also specializing in the 200m, 400m, and 800m in track maintaining a 3.0+ gpa in highschool. My love toward running made me motivated and serious enough to involve it in my future and my life time goal. I started running when I was a little kid in elementary school and I knew from that point on, it’s what I always loved to do. Participating & continuing running through out middle school made me realize the worth of my talent and my importance in academics. I improve as person and a student that motivated myself to never give up even when challenges are faced. I take on challeges everyday & became harder every step of the way theough highschool. Running did and always will continue to build me to be a better, hardworking person with my speed, work ethic & my state of mind. My love for running with my team & my bravery made me realize break throughs to always work harder when I have a minor setback & on the track is where I’m born to stay and grow. Particpating and bring 100% to every practice made me commit better to my academics and also gave me a challenges I had to learn to over come physically and mentally on track and in the classroom. Throughout middle school & highschool, I have been MVP track runner improving my times, looking for no setbacks. Looking back on who I was and who I am now, I never underestimated myself what I am capable of and what I bring to the team as a whole and as a leader. Everyday that goes by, I believe furthering this into my career and future will take me down a path of new growth & opprunities. God made me fast.. and when I run, I feel his pleasure.. I won’t settle for less, when I can have more.