And my recruitment process from NAIA to Division One was just reaching out to coaches , uh , pitching myself to coaches , just trying to , uh , reach as many coaches as I can , uh , to see what kind of offers I can get out of NAIA , and ultimately led me to commit to , uh , Youngstown State University . Some advice I would give to high school athletes trying to reach out to coaches is . Just to , um , well first make sure you're always checking your emails when you're emailing coaches , uh , and when emailing coaches , I would always just say make sure you're emailing out all your stats , any videos that could show the coaches the type of athletes you are and to um just be trying to pitch , just trying to pitch the best uh the best of the best of yourself .
Uh , and running track and field in my events , I did a long jump and even though Youngstown State is a small FCS university considered , uh , we're still ranked top 4 in the country in my event , the long jump , and that just goes to show the type of coaching that we have here and the type of athletes they produce from this university . Um , I've become a better athlete through my coaches , um , allowing me to take on a leadership role and allowing me to just be myself out there on the track , um . As a senior here at Youngstown State , I'm able to just coach the freshmen and sophomores coming in a little bit and give them my advice as well in helping uh coach .
As a senior here at Youngstown State , I'm able to just coach the freshmen and sophomores coming in a little bit and give them my advice as well in helping uh coach . Coach shows coming up . I want balancing aca academics and sports .
I want balancing aca academics and sports . I'd say the biggest thing is to , uh , communicate with your teachers often , let them know your practice schedules , your , uh , travel schedules , all of that just to make sure that coaches are , uh , coaches and teachers are in a loop with whatever is going on . Some of my advice I would give to young athletes trying to reach a deal one level is to just stay patient and stay committed .
I run track and field and I go to Youngstown State University . Some of the best advice I've been given from some of the coaches and mentors previously in my career is just to stay consistent . Um , consistency is key , uh , especially in my sport and track and field .
