My name is Zion Corrales Nelson from Burnaby, B.C. Canada and I am writing to you because of my interest in joining your athletic team for track and field in college. I have been running track since elementary school and joined a track club in Grade 7. I currently run for my high school team and I consider myself an outstanding runner and a very hard working athlete. I have heard comments from my coaches that I have an extremely high track IQ and very coachable. I am also a team player and consider myself and each of my team members as a family.
Just to tell you a little bit about myself. I am a sprinter and run 100m, 200m and 400m in my high school and club team. I have achieved numerous awards and have won many races during the last years in running.
Every track meet I have participated has brought me more knowledge and experience and has taught me how much training and readiness it takes to get to achieve my success.
I work very hard to excel and try to focus and be as great a runner I can be. I have achieved and have been awarded in my high school and in some track meets various awards for my accomplishments. I have been honoured with receiving the female athlete of the year for my school every year since grade 3.
As a student, I will be in Grade 12 this coming September 2015 and will be striving to graduate with honours as I have in the past 4 years. I currently have a 90% GPA and I plan on taking the SAT on October 3, 2015. My goal is to score as high as I possibly can. I have been studying all summer and hope to achieve an excellent score.
I hope that you are able to see me run. On the social media, I currently have the following and some public videos for your viewing:
a Youtube account called: zioncorralesnelson
a facebook account: Zion Corrales Nelson
website: zioncorralesnelson.com
I would love to meet you and talk about the possibility of being a part of your team in 2016. If there is anything I can do to help you decide whether I might be a good fit for your program please don’t hesitate to ask. I will follow up with you soon by phone and if you have any further questions I look forward to answering them for you.
I would like to provide you with some of my personal information
First Name: Zion
Surname: Corrales Nelson
Date of Birth: October 11, 1998
Height: 5’8
Weight 130 lbs
Running Experience: Sprints (100m / 200m / 400m) and Relay (4x100 / 4 x 400)
Shoe Size 11 Womens
Citizenship: Canadian
Other Citizenships: Philippines and Jamaica
High School: St. Thomas More Collegiate, Burnaby, B.C.
Graduating Year 2016.
Achievements and PBs
100m – 11.94 (in 2015)
200m – 24.15 (in 2014)
400m – 54.18 (in 2014) the record holder for the Philippines
Some Highlights of my career
2013/2014/2015 – 400m winner in the BC Provincial Track and Field (3 years in a row)
2013–Oregon Twilight–winner of 400m as a freshman in high school v. collegiate runners
2014 - Arcadian Track meet - winner of the 200m
2014 - Athlete of the Year for the Philippines
2015 – Oregon Relays – triple crown winner for 100m / 200m / 400m
Under the IAAF Philippines
- participated in the 200m / 400m - World Juniors in Oregon (2014)
- participated in the Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China (2014)
Thank you very much for your time and I look forward to hearing back and contacting you via phone very soon.