Every detail of my life, no matter how small, has been influenced by sports.My parents met at a Florida Relays track meet at the University of Florida.
During my childhood, my mom was a Division II track coach at the Colorado School of Mines.I would spend my afternoons at practice with her, carefully observing every throw and every cue she gave her athletes.Although my parents signed me up for every sport under the sun, all I ever wanted was to throw.
Being exposed to college track at such a young age opened my eyes to the opportunities available through athletics.I worked relentlessly to "go DI." In the process, I won multiple high school state and national championships while forming a tight-knit web of friends across the country.
I can say with the utmost confidence that I would not be the person I am today without track and field.No experience has been more transformative than my time as a student-athlete at Clemson University.Clemson athletics has opened doors I never thought were possible.
Every day, I wake up with the opportunity to better myself.How much stronger can I get? How much further can I throw? How much more can I learn?TRUMP URGES CONGRESS TO PASS PROTECT COLLEGE SPORTS ACT BEFORE RECESS: 'WE HAVE TO GET THAT DONE'As a Clemson student-athlete, I have access to world-class facilities and a family of coaches, staff, teammates, and peers that pour into me every day.
In my two years as a college athlete so far, I have learned to find my ceiling and break through it.I pray that every American athlete has the opportunity to live out their dreams just as I have.Sports teach us how to work hard, overcome adversity, be coachable, manage our time, and build lifelong relationships in the process. My coaches encouraged me to pursue both a B.S.
and an M.P.A.rather than taking a compareatively easier academic path.
They also pushed me to pursue leadership roles through the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Executive Board, Atlantic Coast Conferen...