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Santa Clara Cross Country and Track

 

Valuable Lessons of Competitive Sports:

 

Solidarity

Perseverence

Accountability

Pride

 

You'd be impressed how much sports can shape a human being. My time as a runner at Santa Clara has influenced all parts of my life. I am strong. I am mentally capable of anything. I've suffered through pain with close friends. I know the taste of defeat. I know the taste of winning. I know what it means to have more expected of you. I know what it means to represent something bigger than myself. 

How do I see cross country as an opportunity for growth?

-I know that the exposure D1 athletics provides for a student-athlete is tremendous. Being a runner and representing this school, I'll have people watching me that otherwise wouldn't be. This gives me an opportunity to shine, to represent myself, my team, my university, and God. People respect runners and they expect runners to carry themselves in a certain way (often a postive way). I enjoy upholding the stereotype as runners being straight arrows and upstanding citizens. I revel in the athletic glory and see it as a stepping stone to show the world who I am. 

 

 

 

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