Abel Velazquez '21 Recruiting Profile

I'm Abel Velazquez from Channel Islands High School. I only started running once I joined my freshmen year of high school when I really didn't know much so to make a long story short I started to take my training and workouts seriously which earned me a Varsity spot on my team since my sophomore year. However, that pressure I felt early on to perform at the highest level locally combined with other personal factors hasn't allowed me to have one season where I have been happy with my times and efforts. Various setbacks and circumstances have affected my running one way or another; so much that I strongly considered not running my senior year. But, I have something to prove to myself, nobody else, and that's what I intend to do this last season whether I have to do it on my own or alongside my teammates. I recognize my times aren't the most impressive which is why I urge anybody reading this to know that those times don't define me and that I am very driven and passionate to become the best athlete I can be.