Cosette Muldoon '24 Recruiting Profile

When I was young, I always looked up to athletes. One thing I noticed especially, is that people underestimate women in sports. They make less money, but more importantly, get less attention yet are constantly compared to men. For example, in past years the US national women's soccer team has far exceeded the achievement of the men's national team. However, they also received far less pay. Recently, after a long fight for equal pay, the women's team secured their victory off the field and guaranteed equal pay for play. My collegiate goals are to inspire young girls to pursue their sports, push for the same recognition and name value as men have in sports like basketball and football, and to lift my team to great heights while learning life lessons through my hard work and athletic integrity. I know that I can drive through even the toughest practices imaginable. As a gymnast and cheerleader for most of my life, my passion to succeed only grows as I'm around more and more successful individuals. I strive to learn from them, grow, but most importantly, to improve by opening my eyes to mistakes and prove that they do not break my spirit. Adversity is not something I'm unfamiliar with, but most people aren't either. Instead, I set myself ahead with determination as struggles become lessons to me. As a sophomore in high school, I struggled severely in my Geometry class and it eventually got to the point where catching up was impossible. When junior year came around, I wasn't going to let that happen again. I studied hours upon hours after school and really took the time to ask questions and get extra help from my teacher, and now I'm passing my math class with an A. One of the most important things I've learned in life is that the way we complete the simple tasks defines how we accomplish the most complicated ones. So, starting to grind in school also inspired me to grind in practices, taking it more seriously than ever. Now, I'm at a new height I'd never thought I'd have reached, and I'm still not stopping.