Alexis Radhakrishnan '21 Recruiting Profile

I started gymnastics when I was seven years old, and it was a major part of my life that helped introduce me to the sport of diving.  My accomplishments in gymnastics include state champion in vault twice (level 6 and level 9) and regional qualifier as a level 8 (twice) and level 9 (twice).  I started diving recreationally when I was thirteen and transitioned from being a gymnast to a diver during my junior year of high school. I reached level nine in gymnastics  before deciding to switch lanes and make dive my athletic priority.  Gymnastics has benefitted my air awareness while diving; however it was a challenge adjusting my timing when it came to diving into water, rather than landing on a floor.   I will be working on this over the next 3-6 months by diving with Kentucky Diving Club as well as my high school team.

Scholastically, the courses I enjoy most are creative writing,  AP English Language, and sociology. Creative writing has been a major focus in my life for three years. When I was in eighth grade, I began playing the ukulele and writing music. Writing brings me tremendous joy both as leisure and in academics.  I am excited to continue creative writing in my high school courses, and plan to do so in college.  AP English Language is very different from my previous creative writing courses. This class has enabled me to improve my essay writing and helped me acquire skills I hope to use in the future.  As Sociology is the study of environmental impacts on social behavior, and music and creative writing can be expressions of human emotion, I hope to utilize all these areas for a future career.  

I am a hard-working, compassionate person.  Scoring points for my team and helping us achieve city and regional titles in the past was very rewarding.  We have our sights set on a state title and I will work tirelessly to contribute to that achievement.  I feel the discipline gained from gymnastics and my co-curricular activities will prepare me for my athletic future.  They certainly motivate me to continue into the collegiate ranks.