Brenna Horton '23 Recruiting Profile

For me,I never got into sport until 5th grade when i had just switched schools and my new school was training for a 5k.  I decided i would give the P.E. work outs a try so i started running but i realized i was no where near fit enough to be one of the fastest. So i trained hard so that then next year i would be better. At that time in my life i was also starting to experience insecurities and being unfit made being fat one of them. I didn't like who i saw when i looked in the mirror so the next year i trained again, determined to be closer to placing. Then again in 7th grade, I remember thinking how close i was to almost placing. Then one day i remember looking at myself in the mirror and still not being satisfied with the way my body looked. I knew that i had to prove to myself i could win 8th grade year. So i trained harder and guess what? I won 3rd place 8th grade year and I was finally satisfied with how i looked. Further into my 8th grade year my parents gave me a choice.I could continue to trap shoot, or try out wrestling. I decided to try wrestling. My parents didn't know if it was the right thing for me because I had tried lots and lots of sports in the past, but none stuck with me.  But then I started to look forward to wrestling practices and my coach realized that I had something. He knew I could be someone. Sadly medical conditions restrained me from finishing my first season. I came back freshman year, and i was ready. I'll be honest,high-school coaches are a lot harder than middle school coaches. He worked the whole team for over 3 hours everyday after school. We never stopped and we always sweat. I never cried but since i was wrestling with bigger boys i busted my lips a lot and it was always my blood on the mat. But I loved it, though my team did hate me. They didn't think girls should be on the team in the first place and since i wasn't really good that made it worse. I hope when I go back this year it'll be better, because i want to be better. I want to be someone.I want to be something. i want people to get goosebumps when they hear about me. I want to be good but not just good. i want to be the best. I want to be driven like no one has ever seen. i want to inspire. You wanna know why I'm different? Because every night i go to bed knowing that God did not give me an athletes body, he gave me an athletes soul, an athletes heart,an athletes mind, so i could build my self and everything I am more each day. I will never settle to be good or great. i will never settle to be an athlete or competitor. I want to be a Legend and I will build my legacy till the day I die.