Xzandre Jean-Francois '20 Recruiting Profile

I want to be a student-athlete in college because I am a firm believer in the saying, "If you believe it, you can achieve it."  I feel that this is only possible due to the strong support systems I have in my family, my friends, my church, and my school. Before I started running track, I always knew that I wanted a career that was strongly based on helping others.  I have been doing research from a young age.  I was always trying to plan ahead and decide what I wanted to be.  I eventually settled with interests in the field of Medicine. 

Once I graduate from Gonzaga Preparatory School, I want to enroll in a pre-med program and on to a medical school program.  I want to be a doctor so I can make a difference in may peoples' lives -- especially the lives of children. 

Because I have strong support base, I have been able to development several unique characteristics and skills that will help me succeed positively in whatever I aspire to do. These skills have especially helped me in track and field.  I am able to be fully committed.  Track helped me learn the meaning of hard work.  It helped me see that to get to the places I wanted to get, I would have to put my trust in my coaches and believe what they were doing was the best route for me.  Since track is such a big time commitment, I have learned how to greatly manage my time between sports and academics.  I am who I am because of track.