Derrick Thompson '20 Recruiting Profile

As an 8th grader I became very interested in running and joined the High School JV Cross-country team.  I moved onto compete in both indoor and outdoor track events and enjoyed the atmosphere and the challenge of making improvements in my times.  I began training exclusively with a fellow track and cross country teammate and realized how much I love the process.  I gained a good amount of work ethic and dedication to practicing in order to achieve my running goals.

I enjoy being a part of a team in High School and aspire to continue that into college.  I am extremely coachable and a hard working during training.  Through hard work and determination during training, I have seen gains in all my times in both cross country and track events.

At school, I strive to maintain a high GPA and encourage my peers to do the same.  I highly enjoy math and sciences courses and look to find the college that will offer a high caliber engineering program and fulfill my desire to continue my track and cross country endeavors.