And yeah , it's been a great opportunity . Some advice for high school athletes trying to go D1 is to work harder than anybody else , um , put a large emphasis on academics and have fun through it all because whatever is meant to happen is going to happen . Smile , enjoy your surroundings , and work hard .
Like I said , Northwestern , um , for me , it's all about the people , um , the people and the opportunities . World-class athletics , world-class academics , puts you in a great place to succeed in sport and after sport , but also the people . The connections I've built , um , with the team , we're like a family .
And um trust that it's all gonna work out . I think as far as recruiting goes , off the mat , I mean , academics are huge , especially at a university like this , uh , other prestigious universities , uh , crushing it off the mat . Um , those are the things you can control , control the controllables .
It was an amazing school , obviously . I wanted to go somewhere that pushed me academically and on the mat . Uh , Big 10 is an amazing conference .
And if you push yourself hard on the mat , you should be pushing yourself hard in school . Like I said , Northwestern , um , for me , it's all about the people , um , the people and the opportunities . World-class athletics , world-class academics , puts you in a great place to succeed in sport and after sport , but also the people .
