Alexa "Andy" Newell '24 Recruiting Profile

Ever since I was little I’ve always been interested in Field hockey. I would always see the middle school girls practicing on the field after school. I was always fascinated with the sport because it wasn’t one that we learned in gym and I never really heard of it. Whenever I was in fifth grade I signed up for Field hockey  and instantly fell in love with the sport. I love the competitiveness and the fast pace of the sport. I’ve been a starter since I was in fifth grade since my first year playing field hockey I always started. To me my Field hockey team became like a family. I would never give up on my team even whenever we had not so great of a season I was stuck with them and I was never going to quit just to join another team or another sport because we didn’t have a winning season. All I wanna do is play and play with my friends. I hope this will continue whenever I go to college as well I want my team to feel like a family to me. No matter what I will give 150% effort to anything we do such as games practices and if we do workouts I will always put my all into that I will never do half the work I will do all the work to get where I want to be . I will also put 150% effort into my team I want whatever team I’m on in the future to have fun and have a good time and I will always bring people up and I will never bring somebody down. I would also want my teammates to know that if they ever need somebody to talk to I’m here for them. Yes I play other sports now but I want to pursue Field hockey in college. I want to play in college but I just don’t want to be picked because of my skills I also wanna be picked on my character and the type of student I am. Along with putting 150% into Field hockey, I also put 150% effort into my schoolwork I always strive to get the best grades that I possibly can and if I’m struggling I will go to the teacher and ask them for extra help if I don’t understand something I will never not reach out for help. All in all I have passion for the sport and I so badly want to play in college and be part of a team that I can learn and grow from as a player and as a person.