Jordan Blair '25 Recruiting Profile

My sister and I were adopted when I was 2 years old.  I started playing sports when I was 3.  For as long as I can remember I have been competing in softball, soccer, basketball, tennis, downhill skiing, or track and field.  I feel that competing is a big part of how I have been able to improve physically, socially, and mentally and become my best self.

I started playing softball when I was in Kindergarten.  My coaches would tell me that I was a good baserunner.  Whenever I competed in a softball skills night I always won the baserunning competition.  When I got to 6th grade, I decided to try track and field.  While at the time I wasn't the best, I enjoyed jumping and sprinting.  In 7th grade I was very disappointed when I discovered that track was cancelled due to COVID and in 8th grade my middle school had a very small team because many people were still quarantining.  

By the time I got to high school, many of the COVID restrictions had been lifted and I was able to be on a team with a dedicated long jump coach.  With work and coaching I was able to jump on the varsity team my freshman year.  As a sophomore I learned the technique necessary to triple jump.  Every year I have learned more, gotten stronger, and improved my technique.  Due to my time on the Blaine track team, I have been able to make many friends both at my school and from other area schools. Track has helped me grow both as a person and as an athlete.

In my junior year I joined a club track team and have been able to improve my PRs in long jump by 18 inches, triple jump by almost 2 feet and 100m by .98 second.  I am now a 3 time All Conference athlete, been named to the Minnesota All State Academic team, was named Horizontal Jump MVP, and qualified for the Minnesota State Track and Field Championship in 3 events.  My peers have elected me to be one of their team captains for the Blaine Girls track team for 2025.

In addition to sports, I work very hard in my academics and take classes that challenge me.  When I was in middle school my 8th grade English teacher suggested I sign up for honors English classes as a freshman.  I was scared but decided to take his advice.  He was right!  The honors class was more difficult, but it was also more rewarding because it introduced me to literature and writing techniques not commonly used in the regular classes.  I have continued to take honors classes, not only in English, but also in German and math.  Now that I'm a little older, I have progressed to AP classes.

Other activities that I actively participate in include National Honor Society (NHS), Business Professionals of America (BPA), Girl Scouts, and I am a youth leader for middle schoolers in my church youth group.

In the past couple of years I have had the opportunity to travel to Germany with the German American Partnership Program, to New York and Chicago with BPA, and to Colorado with the Girl Scouts.  I have also been able to compete on the state and national levels with BPA in both individual and team competitions.

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As I move into my senior year, I have been considering my future.  I plan to go to college, I am exploring options regarding my eventual major, and I hope to continue competing in the sport I have come to love.  I would like to find a college where I can compete, attain increasing personal goals, and continue to grow into my best self.