Francesca Rosario '22 Recruiting Profile

Growing up there was not a day that passed when I wasn’t working on my game. Despite the long car rides, summers at basketball camps, and the utter exhaustion, it never seemed to take my love out of the game. My life consisted of a closet filled of workout shirts and sneakers, snacking on protein bars, and living life with a plan. I loved it. I was fast. I was strong. I never gave up. Going through my middle school years with my father as my head coach built my character, and made me physically and emotionally tough. Those years were meant to prepare me for playing high school basketball and eventually college ball, but nothing could prepare me for what was to come physically and emotionally.

Unfortunately, my Sophomore year I started to suffer from shin splints. It has been tough, but living with this for most of my high school basketball career, has made me even tougher. It has taught me a lot about myself. I’m proud of my resilience, my character, and who I am now in my senior year. Shin splints never stopped me, just made me work harder. To think, four years of pain, and the whole time I knew exactly how to make it stop, I just had to quit and it would all go away. Most people would probably have quit, but it just wasn't in me. Pushing through has been rewarding, but learning about myself has been the greatest reward of all.  I believe I have yet to reach my greatest potential.

My goals and aspirations are to continuously train physically and mentally, play the sport I love, and pursue a career in the field of occupational/physical therapy to eventually help student athletes just like me.