Tomas Gomez '21 Recruiting Profile

My character is a direct reflection of my family, my faith and my commitment to grow and learn every day.  I am influenced by hard work coming to fruition or resulting in failure because each opens my eyes to a new understanding of me.  I am also influenced by all those around me from every socio-economic background as I witness their trials, triumphs and choices which affect their futures.  I come from an immigrant family who loves and speaks the universal language of sports!  Sports were introduced to me at age 2 and, at that young age, I knew sports would be my lifelong companion.  I had always been a 3-sport athlete.  Now that I am in high school, I only play basketball.  I have some God given skill but my desire to get better at the sport I love leads me to many drills and practices until I can give no more.  I have never been the tallest nor strongest member of any team.  But I surprise coaches and spectators when they see me in action.  I have honed my skills to a level where I can take on bigger opponents confidently.  My teammates often come to me for guidance and reassurance.  Basketball is not only a game of making baskets.  It is an analytical game.  It is an unselfish game of passing the ball to score.  It is a game of mental endurance and of fighting until the last second.  I bring that to any team.

 My academic goals in high school are to continue ranking in the top 5% of my class and to continue earning college credit as I have been these past 3 years.  For college, my goals are to major in biology and business with hopes of entering medical school.  I have been very blessed in that my family has been able to support my basketball dreams.  If I had to name an obstacle I’ve had to manage to get where I am, it would be the constant time management to complete my academic goals and my basketball goals simultaneously.  I know it will get more complicated in the future, but I have the self-discipline to see me through to the end.  Whether in practice or game time, I truly leave it all on the court and I hope I am given that chance to prove it.  I respectfully ask for your consideration.  Thank you.