Michael Powell '15 Recruiting Profile

My ultimate goal is to run for a college that pushes me beyond my thoughts of limitation, and to be a part of a team that strives for excellence.  In order to reach these goals I want to work to improve mentally and physically every day. My focus is also on improving my grades and continuing to live and breath running and academics.  I am working to raise my GPA.  My love for running made me lose focus on what was equally important, my grades. I began my training both mentally and physically last year with the goal of breaking 15.00, even though it was thought unreachable by others in our school. I was able to achieve this goal last year and exceed it this year with a time of 14:44.1 at the Seaside Invitational this September.  As a team captain this year, my focus is not only on bettering myself, but also encouraging all of our team to PR and run the best they can in each race, having fun and reaching our team goals.  We succeeded so far this season in our first invitational where our school came in 2nd overall for boys and 9th for girls. Our training has made all the difference, we work hard together in the weight room, during our runs, through stretching and encouraging each other to exceed what we think we can do.  I am grateful to have excellent coaches and a private coach who helps me break the pain barriers and keep mentally focused. We had a great first race for the season and I am looking forward to our team continuing to dominate as we move through this season.  The final one for me as a senior.  I am enjoying and appreciating every day.