William Rauseo '17 Recruiting Profile

NCAA Academic Status "Final Qualifier"

I am the Vice President of the Class of 2017, President of the Italian Honor Society and have been inducted into the National Honor Society.

My goal is to make football my career. I've played Quarterback all four years of high school and plan on continuing that in college. I am determined to fulfill my dreams and also know that playing college football is the next step to reach my goal.

I have always been a leader on and off the field. I started playing football as a JV Quarterback in my freshman year. My talents were recognized by my coaches early on and I was moved up to Varsity in my sophomore year. My determination and perseverance keep me striving to be the best.

I have the ability to read the field, read people, and know the plays. This is what I do. I study this game and make myself better. During my off season you can find me playing Basketball and Tennis. My peers, teachers, and coaches will tell you I'm always there to help.

Academically, I've always excelled and maintained an honor roll GPA. The last four years in a row, I've been nominated by my peers and awarded to be on the Homecoming court. This year I've won 2016 Homecoming King and I'm grateful for that experience. Most recently I've helped win Districts in Tennis for the best showing in Pine Ridge High School History. In 2016, I've been awarded All-Academic Team by the FACA (Florida Athletic Coaches Association) for 6A District 5 during Basketball season. I was also awarded "Most Improved Offense" in 2015 and "Best Offensive Player" in 2013 by the Pine Ridge High School Football coaches.

This December 2016, I was selected by Pine Ridge High to receive the 2016 Halifax Health NAIA Champions of Character Top Scholar Athlete award. This was such a honor since they selected one male and one female out of the entire student body who demonstrates all around the five core values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership. I've also been selected by Pine Ridge High for the December 2016 Superstar Nominee to be awarded by the City of Deltona, Florida.

March 2017 - Awarded the "Coach's Leadership Award" by PRHS for Basketball

Senior Class Superlatives*** "Most Admired" & "Most Athletic" ****