Dante' Wilkerson '24 Recruiting Profile

My name is Dante Wilkerson Jr, I was born in Montgomery, AL, on January 26, 2006. The first topic I'll cover is why I choose to study Informational Technology and how the idea came about. When I was the age of 6 all I knew is that I loved animals and I wanted to be a zoologist, I thought that I would find all types of unknown animals and species till I grew up and realized what it was all about. This made me redecide my decision on what I wanted to do with my life at the age of 14-15, This is when studying Informational Technology and taking soccer to the next level came into play. At the age of 14, I researched all the compatible components for a PC and built it myself at home. At this point, I realized that I loved to build and understand how computers functioned.

My love for the game of soccer is a love like no other non-living thing, I have loved soccer since I was the age of 10. I started playing soccer when I got to middle school and the main sport that my new friends were playing was soccer, I had no choice but to join them. Im glad that I discovered soccer, after learning the basics I did my dribble training in my driveway for hours each day at the age of 12. When covid came I slowed down because I didn't know what to do and I lost love for the game, this love came back my junior year when the world cup came around and I was so into my team winning. Of course, starting soccer in middle school not being that good besides my speed. I now practice soccer daily training my body for 7 hours and my mind for 7, I have made my meal plan and daily soccer regimen. As they say, it takes 21 days to build a habit, that's my mission.

Outside of those two topics i'll talk a little bit more about who I am. In my previous free time, I loved to play the game Fortnite, and Rocket League, and now that I've matured a bit I settled on a real man's game 'Call of Duty'. When im not working my part-time job at Olive Garden I am spending time with family and friends. I am the oldest of 4 siblings, taking care of them is like being a 2nd dad. I love nature so every summer I go on hiking trips and Skiing trips with my church group.