CARA SIMPSON | FAU TRACK & FIELD

Yeah , absolutely . So , um , recruitment for me , um , it definitely looked different . Um , it looks different for all athletes , but for me , um I was originally a lock on for my current um college .

CARA SIMPSON | FAU TRACK & FIELD

Um , it looks different for all athletes , but for me , um I was originally a lock on for my current um college . Um , so with that being said , during recruitment , you , I got coaches calling and emailing . However , there were a few coaches in colleges that I just wasn't interested in .

CARA SIMPSON | FAU TRACK & FIELD

So if there's any companies that an athlete wants to work with , I would just advise you to reach out to them , you can definitely initiate those conversations . Um they're looking for athletes that are willing to initiate the conversations and to um you know , go after it and , and definitely wanna work with them . So that , that would be my advice .

CARA SIMPSON | FAU TRACK & FIELD

Um , being sure that , um , every time I went out to practice , I gave 100 and 10% . Um , cause that definitely separates you from your competition and anyone else that is trying to get recruited . So that was definitely important for me .

CARA SIMPSON | FAU TRACK & FIELD

You're gonna have some athletes out there that are slacking , however they could already be on scholarship . So learn to just separate yourself from that crowd from those people and just show those coaches that you are different and that you bring more to the table , whether it's um through your athletics or academics or even your personality , you just have to show the coach is that you are different in that sense . So , um the biggest thing is to separate yourself from the crowd and remember why you're there and what your goal is and what you want to get to .