Allison Hoerr '16 Recruiting Profile

My entire life I have been interested in sports.   I actively compete in tennis and alpine skiing.  I started skiing when I was 2 and playing tennis when I was 3.  They complement each other and both keep me in shape during the entire year. Though I am a very good skier, to do really well at the next level, the FIS circuit (International Ski Federation), would require postponing college.  There are many more opportunities to play tennis at the college level, and tennis doesn’t limit me to schools by mountains.  So, I have decided to focus on tennis.  I didn’t think I would have to choose between the two, because I have enjoyed the different dynamics each has given me. I also truly enjoyed the possibility of participating in a sport outside in the elements, year-round, even during the harsh, cold winter in Minnesota.  I will ski this coming season—I am shortly off to race camps in Colorado.

I want to continue competing during my college years, but my decision is to focus totally on tennis.  I’ve been a strong tennis player, even this fall high school season after spending 5 weeks this summer skiing on glaciers in Austria and Switzerland.  Year-round competition has helped me develop the mental toughness I need to get through each match—to find my opponent’s weaknesses and adjust my play accordingly.  In addition, I like the camaraderie of being on a tennis team.  Bonding with my teammates while we work through the season has been an amazing opportunity. 

The opportunity to work with a good coach is paramount.  With my parents’ support, I have been able to work with top coaches in both sports. 

• In tennis, I have participated in several great camps, top of which has been the IMG Academy in Bradenton, with Nick Bollettieri.  Other camps have included Emory University’s Nike Camp in Atlanta, led by John Browning, head men’s coach, Carlos Goffi’s Tournament Tough Camp at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and the University of Minnesota’s Nike Camp led by Geoff Young, head men’s coach. 
• In skiing, I lived in Colorado during the race season and trained as a member of the Vail Ski Club (9^th and 10^th grades).  At the Buck Hill Ski Club in Minnesota, I have been working with the legendary Erich Sailer and Uros Pavlovcic, a former Olympian and World Cup racer.  This summer I worked with Sarah Schleper, a four-time Olympian, at her camp in Austria.

These extraordinary experiences have helped me develop not only as an athlete but as a person.  Good coaching, including good mentoring, has helped me develop confidence and the patience and hard work it takes to succeed.  Deciding what college to attend will depend not only on academic excellence in my areas of interest, but also on the opportunity to work with a great coach.

I am a very serious athlete.  I do the best I can to give 110% every day, whether I am training for the next match or competing.   I treat everyone with the respect and sportsmanship that they deserve.  I strive to be the best I can be, on and off the court, academically and morally.  I want the opportunity to focus completely on tennis and see how that singular focus carries me forward.  I am not afraid of the hard work, sweat, practice, and strength training it will take to carry my game to the college level.  Check me out!