Sofia Tarazona '27 Recruiting Profile

Hi! My name is Sofia Tarazona and all my life I did different types of activities but once I step on the court I realize this is where I wanted to be, volleyball is such a competitive sport and I love that about it so in the 7 grade I tryout for the team and unfortunately didn’t make it, same with 8,9 and 10th grade and I never toke it personal until sophomore year I really worked hard to make JV, I went to camps, conditioning, I stoped hanging out with my friends to just get at the level the girls were playing and unfortunately I didn’t make the team. I stopped playing for a while because I felt that no matter what I did I couldn’t get better to play at the level the girls in my school play until i made a club team at a very competitive club(elite volleyball) and I remember the first week the coaches were making us conditioning for hours and hours and I would complain until I got home and I realize that this is why I’m not at their level and they probably but all the time and energy to be where they are,I stopped ever complaining about volleyball and I became disciplined with all the work I put into the court or at school ( Olentangy liberty high school ) because no one is going to take you to gold, you have to get there your self with your team putting hours of dedication and hard work, my teammates call me “speaker” because you will always hear me over anyone on any court because I never want my teammates to feel like they are not supported on in the court or on the bench. That’s what makes me different for any college team, I will always go the extra mile even if it takes a while because I know that even if I don’t play in college I can tell myself that I did absolutely everything I could to get to the finish line same with academics even if I have to study all night or all day I will do it because I know that will help my future and what I can be.