I began playing lacrosse when I was in 2nd grade and I instantly loved it. I played a year at U9 and then played up at U11 and after a year at U11 I played up at U13. I made an allstar team as the youngest player on the U13 team. Playing up helped me tremendously. In 5th grade I tried out for my first travel team, Philadelphia Freedom, with whom I still play for today. That first year we had a very successful summer season. During these years I was also playing football and basketball. As a current Freshman I am double rostered with the JV and Varsity teams. I scored an assist in my first varsity game just a few weeks ago and just scored my first varsity goal last saturday. I am on the first middie line on the JV team and the second line on the Varsity team behind three seniors. I feel that I am an unselfish player because I love to look for the perfect pass to create great assists. I play smart and never force the shot. I love to play man to man defense and think I am equally strong in my offensive and defensive skills. I also play football and this year as a freshman I made the jv team and won the spot of starting quarterback and was also the varsity kicker and earned my first varsity letter. The positions this year in which I have been placed with leadership responsibilities as an under classmen have only added to my desire to continue to set goals and knock them out of the park. As much as I love the time I spend dedicated to my athletics I am equally committed to my studies and am proud to have made the honor roll each quarter this year. This is not easy to do with a full honors load and limited time due to the time I spend on the field. I have watched my sister who is a senior, do the same- a perfect balance with her studies and her athletics. I am very lucky to have a great group of friends. My family is very close and we love spending time together traveling and being outdoors.