Niomi Hinton Ayodele '21 Recruiting Profile

I have been looking at the seniors on each track & field team I've ever been on since I was in the 6th grade, wondering how in the world the got to be that good. When I was younger I had no idea that they'd been running since they were my age, and had people that they looked up to as well. Now I am that senior, although my story's a little different from theirs; living through a pandemic and all.  I now understand what competing at this level takes. And I feel like I would make a great collegiate athlete because of that. I've spent all 3 years of my high school career thus far pushing myself to run with the seniors who were always ahead of me. It wasn't until my junior year, right before the shut down that I started to see the fruits of my labor. I began triple jump the end of my sophomore year and immediately fell in love with it. I feel just as passionately about track & field as I do my college education. I want to major in psychology, and minor in a language such as ASL or Spanish. I am charismatic and driven, and would make a great addition to a team that values not only community but winning as well.