Alika JacksonBergin '21 Recruiting Profile

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It is a bit hard to determine how to best sell yourself.  I would say that I am a natural born athlete and academic.  I work hard at everything I do.  Whereas I recognize that I have talent, hard work beats talent all day.    Athletically speaking, I have been a competitive athlete for as long as I can remember.  I spent the last ten years of my life as a competitive gymnast.  I am currently a level 9 Junior Olympic Gymnast.  In my sophomore year of high school I decided I needed a change and switched gears to running.  My first and only (due to the pandemic) outdoor season was amazing.  I set, broke, then reset my school record for the 400meter dash.   I was very proud of myself and I was able to make it to State Qualifiers, unfortunately I missed the 2019 outdoor State meet.  What was so impressive about the 2019 outdoor season was that my 400 time dropped from a 65 to a 58.  The Indoor 2019-2020 season was so amazing for me and my team.  I personally set a school record in the 300 and my 4x200 relay team made it all the way to the State meet and set our current school record.   Like many other athletes I was sad that we did not have a 2020 track season.  Health and safety is paramount so I understand the need to pause for the safety of our country.   I was, and still am, looking forward to seeing how much lower I can drop my 400meter time.   Outside of running, I also play the violin and was a member of my schools orchestra from 4 grade through 10th grade.  I enjoy free style dancing and hanging out with my puppy.   I have uploaded video's of my running and some recent gymnastics videos.  My goal in including the latter is to  highlight my strength and conditioning.   My years as a competitive gymnasts made my transition into running smooth and my work ethic towards become a faster, better, runner strong.