Imauchechim Agba '19 Recruiting Profile

Ever since I was a little kid, I was told I could do great things. I was always a confident and energetic kid. All I wanted to do was play outside and play sports. I wanted to try every sport, some came easy to me and some didn't. I continued to decide which sports I was the best at and they were swimming, track, and basketball. I continued to excel in those activities until my freshman year of high school. I ended up joining the swim team. I made varsity my first year and made very good friends. Later on my older brother told me about crew. He said that it was a sport that was hard but anyone can do it. So I joined the team. My novice year, I ended up realizing that I wasn't good at crew at all, I was slow skinny and not that tall. I was slow could only do certain pieces, and didn't really care for the pain. I then remembered the other part of what my brother said. He said that you make a lot of friends, and the team aspect of the sport is what makes it great. You work together, fight together, cry together. So I continued into the fall season, and it was a struggle for me, but I kept at it until the next spring season of 2017. I hated being slow, I hated that my friends were getting faster and I was progressing slowly. So once day I told myself that I hated being slow and wasn't going to stop until I went at least 7:15 on my 2k. So I went to morning practices every day until the end of the season. I ended up dropping 30 seconds, and I was so proud of myself. From then on I began to be in better boats, race better, and be put in boats that were prioritized for bigger races. I the decided that this is the sport I love and that I want to do for a long time. So in college I want to row at a nice school on a Division 1 team. I watch all the different colleges battling it out at IRA Championships and more. My all time goal is to row and medal at IRA, this is because I have seen teams winning or doing very well and the pride they have just fills me with joy. I think that if I were able to be apart of one of these teams, it would make me a better person and I think it would help the team. I persevere at everything I do, I love making new friends, and I love the thrill of rowing. As a student I put my academics first, I will not rest until I have that high GPA. Lastly I do all this to make my parents proud. They put a lot of effort and faith of all the different activities and classes I do, and the least I can do for them is to put all I have in everything. They have been working hard for me and it is finally time for me to show them that I can excel in this sport and that my efforts are not for nothing.