So that's definitely a struggle that I went through when I was in high school . Yeah , so I was recruited during COVID , so the Dark Ages , 2020 , and a lot of my recruitment was done over phone calls , Zoom calls online . And I think one piece of advice within my recruiting is don't be afraid to reach out .
Yeah , so I was recruited during COVID , so the Dark Ages , 2020 , and a lot of my recruitment was done over phone calls , Zoom calls online . And I think one piece of advice within my recruiting is don't be afraid to reach out . Because I think something at first I was like , I don't want to reach out to this coach , like literally the Michigan State coach , which was totally something that was in my reach at the time , but I was like , I don't want to reach out .
So , um , don't be afraid to reach out is definitely my bit of advice for there . Um , my recruiting journey , I kind of got scouted out from different meets that I ran my sophomore year because my junior year , um , we had no season , and that's the season that usually people are recruited in . So I was already going on unofficial visits from my sophomore season after my sophomore year was done .
Also look at the academics , the clubs , the different people that you'll be around . Um , that's definitely something that I That I looked at when I was being recruited . So one of the things I learned at Michigan , and I think this is like really important to know as an athlete , is that as a track athlete , you are still running the same race as you ran in high school .
And play sport at Michigan is when I recognized that's where I wanted to go and that's where I wanted to be , kind of close to home , but also very competitive atmosphere and good academically . Um definitely weigh in all the different aspects the school brings to the table when you're being recruited is another thing . So don't just go there because it's a good offer .
