Hello, my name is Natalia Rodriguez. I am sixteen years old and I attend Pacifica High School in Oxnard, California. Though I have only been playing water polo for about a year, I've grown to love water polo and I am a devoted player who will continue to work hard to hopefully become more successful. I love working hard, not only individually, but also as a team, which I'd consider a major importance to a successful water polo team. I'm unsure if I'd be able to make a college team but I'd absolutely love to. Although I've playing for a short amount of time, I have felt a tremendous growth in my skills and endurance. I do believe that I could benefit a team by pushing others to work hard and to not doubt their abilities. I not only work hard in the athletic field but also academically. I have taken, and I am currently enrolled, in a few honors and AP courses. I love pushing myself and growing not only as a player but as a student, and I do believe that will take me far in life.