Aaliyah Thurman '24 Recruiting Profile

I have athletic ability in my genes, all 3 of my brothers played college football and one is playing professionally now( NFL, CFL and XFL). My father is a high school coach so I have been around sports my whole life. I have qualified for  the junior olympics 5 times and has placed 6th in the country in the long jump, eaning all-american honors. My goal is to continue my athletic career in college and earn a degree. I am currently in honors class and carrying a 4.9 GPA. My ultimate goal is one day make it to the olympics.   My parents have always preached hard work and grades so thats been instilled in me since I have been young. I am very competitive and don't back down from a challenge, having 3 older brothers in sports means we competed at everything( sports, school, board games) . Along with track I am also a basketball player.