Qwentin Kappelmann '21 Recruiting Profile

"The fact of being an underdog changes people in ways that we often fail to appreciate. It opens doors and creates opportunities and enlightens and permits things that might otherwise have seemed unthinkable."

Malcolm Gladwell

My first race shaped my MS/HS XC career, It was that first race of coming in dead last with a record slow time that fueled something deep inside me, I wanted success. This is where it all began for me, I set out to train to be the best possible runner I could be, I went to many camps where I learned to run for Jesus where my focused changed from running for me to running to serve a higher purpose. When my legs are burning and my lungs feel like they may collapse, I keep going because deep down I know that I have the to fight to overcome the obstacles life throws at me, "I will succeed!" This is my dream. I run all year long and I've logged thousands of miles. One of my goals is to run collegiately, my ultimate goal is the olympics. This is my passion, I was the "underdog". All that this did was give me an opportunity to prove to myself and everyone else that I could and will one day be one of the greatest. I don't know where I will end up in life but I know running will be apart of it.