Mikayla Chamness '17 Recruiting Profile

    My goals while I go to college are to be very successful not only as an athlete, but in my academics as well.  The first thing I would like to achieve is getting a softball scholarship to a good school.  While I am attending college, something I intend to achieve is to be the best I can possibly be as a person, student, and athlete.  To become an all American softball player has been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember.  Finally, one of my long-term goals is to eventually be a veterinarian.

    I believe that I am a good candidate for your team because I work hard for everything that I have.  I don't give in or give up because something is challenging, I work until I succeed.  I don't just practice to get something right, I practice until I can't get it wrong.  I get along with anyone that I meet, and everyone gets along with me.  Also if a teammate is down about how they hit or made a mistake, I help them to stay up and keep going.

    I am different from other recruits in character because for one I have integrity, I don't just do good things for my community or anything else for the glory or recognition, I do it just because it's the right thing to do.  Responsibility is another example of my character.  As the captain of my high school softball team, I make sure everyone has the right equipment for every game, wears the right uniform, stretches properly, and takes care of their body.  That was just to describe a little bit about my character.  In athletics I'm diverse from others because of my natural ability combined with work ethic.  I train very hard to become the best I can be.  I'm not scared to try a new and challenging drill, or even failing at it, I just try my very hardest to improve my skills.  I feel I'm different than others in academics because high school came fairly easy for me.  I never blew an assignment off I always took it seriously.  I studied what I needed to study for every test and I succeeded rather easy.  Coming from a small school also played a role in that.  I believe all these things are what truly sets me apart from all other recruits.