Jocelyn Matousek '26 Recruiting Profile

Hi, my name is Jocelyn Matousek and everyday I strive to perform my best both on the track and in the classroom alike.  Throughout my high school career, I have learned the importance of perseverance, determination, sacrifice, grit, and most importantly, belief in self.   As an athlete with a heart murmur and severe asthma, pain is never far away and is constantly telling me : "Just stop.  Why continue?  You know you will never be enough."  For a while, I believed those discouraging words and let my asthma hold me back.  For instance, in my sophmore XC season, only two times I ran under 14:00, and only once my freshman track season.  Begining of track season in '24 I looked at my past performance and then, something clicked.  The true reason I was holding myself back was lack of belief in myself.  From that moment on, I began to have confidence, and  realized I was far stronger than I thought.  This mindset completely changed and led to my accomplishment of running every time under 14:00 for the past track and XC season.  Just recently, I ran a sub 13 minute 3200!  When I discovered my time, I became overwhelmed with emotions because I never thought I would be able to run that time due to my physical setbacks.  I may not have started out the fastest, but these last couple of seasons have shown me that I can truly accomplish what myself and others deemed impossible.  I will continue to embrace these values of belief as I drive to improve in my career as both an athlete and student.  I hope to attend a college or university that will drive me to continue to develop mentally, physically, and spiritually.  If it be God's will, I hope to further my running and academic careers in college, a place where I feel that I may be able to truly live as myself.  

Your future athlete,

Jocelyn Matousek