Lane Mallula '16 Recruiting Profile

Hello,

My name is Lane Mallula, I would like to start off by thanking you for looking at my profile.  In track my strengths are my drive and passion.  I always want to succeed and improve myself every race.  If I happen to have a bad race I will be critical of myself, but not for too long.  I like to think about what I did wrong and how to do better the next time.  Also, I don’t carry the bad race around with me.  I leave it at the finish line so that next race isn't hampered.  This has been a big help in meets with preliminaries and finals.  Next, I enjoy the camaraderie of the sport.  When it comes to a competition it's time to be serious, but at the same time I believe you still need to have fun with the sport.  Before I start a race I wish everyone good luck and when we finish I say "good race".  This has helped me make many friends over the years and helps me be calm and relaxed before the race.  I was appointed team captain this year and look forward to providing leadership to the team.

Finally, I would like to address my academics.  My cumulative GPA is a 2.59 which I am not proud of in any way.  I earned this GPA through my freshman and sophomore year.  At the time I didn't understand the importance of academics and I slacked off.  My junior year I realized the major importance of academics and have strived to improve my grades.  I was much more successful my junior year maintaining around a 3.4.  Although, I have a 2.59 cumulative I do not feel it is a good representation of my academic potential.   My senior year has started off well academically and I intend to finish strong.   Thank you for viewing my profile, and have a nice day.