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Elliot Hansen '21 Recruiting Profile
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Personal Statement
I grew up in a diverse blue collar neighborhood. My solo mom taught me to embrace others as they are, and appreciate being part of a community. My mom taught me to swim when I was one year old, and at five I began swimming with the park district swim team, until I wanted to swim year round. I have swum with the same small club team nearly since it began (I was 10), and my close teammates are like family.
I enjoy challenge and hard work. I love to swim anchor on relays, as that key position propels me with the added determination to support my relay, my friends, with all I’ve got. Academically, I earned a prestigious merit-based scholarship to a great high school, though it is a 1.5 hour bus ride across town to my club team every day! Although the commute is long, I am grateful for being part of both worlds, and swimming for both teams.
In college I want to swim for the team, and I am academically focused on a university with a biomedical engineering program to combine my love of math and physics with emergency medicine, to gain skills to help people in many possible ways.
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 2 years
- 2020 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- 1st Team All-Conference, Scholar Athlete Award 2019&2020
Team Awards
- Conference Champs, MVP Varsity Boys 2019-2020
- 2019 Varsity Team
Team Awards
- Conference 3rd Place
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 1 season
- 2019 Blue Crush Aquatic Club (USA Swim Club, Senior squad)
Coach References
- Club Coach
- Gary Muzzy
- Club Coach
- Tom Weltchek
Statistics
| Event | 2019 Varsity Team |
|---|---|
| 400Y Free Relay (Split) | 53.00 |
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. Geometry, Algebra II, Biology, Spanish III, ChemistryAre you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. AP World History (4/5 on National AP Test), AP US History, AP English, AP CalculusAwards and Activities
- AwardsLa Salle Presidential Merit Scholarship (2017 thru present): Cannot be applied for and, if offered at all, student is hand picked by entrance exam scores (top 1%), personal essays from HS application, 'A' GPA in Jr High, interviews w ALL Jr high teachers for character. Awarded if student shows potential to do good works serving the world; Stanford Advanced Emergency Medicine Intensive Program (10 days, inc lectures from med school profs, tests and hands-on experience and simulations, 2019); National Honors Society Member; Honor Roll;
- ActivitiesVolunteer tutor; Stanford Medical School Advanced Emergency Medicine Intensive (10 day program); Strategic table-top Game Group (not electronics/video games). Farm work for earning money (bucking hay, setting fence posts, fixing fence line, tractor work). Swimming...