Elinor Lemler '21 Recruiting Profile

Sports and athletics are an ingrained part of my character, and I have been working since I was 6 years old to be a college athlete. I started out in USA Gymnastics and made it to Level 10, before I transitioned into competiting in CrossFit while I looked for the right new competitive sport for me. As an all around athlete, I continued to do high school varsity and junior varsity athletics.  Spring of 2019 is my first season in track and field and I truly love training for this new sport, and am passionate about competing in track and field at the collegiate level. I come from a long line of Division I athletes and understand what it takes to be a competitor in college while also being a scholar athlete, and look forward to pursuing an undergraduate degree while competing in track and field.  I believe that my work ethic, coachability, and teamwork have set the foundation for me to be an asset to any team, and am excited to try whatever events the coach needs from me to assist the team.  I also have had the good fortune of being the daugther of an active duty service members, so have lived all across the country,  and am looking for the best college fit, regardless of location as I have found that I truly have loved everywhere we have lived.  

Because I am new to track and field, I wanted to highlight a few of my other athletic, academic, and leadership accomplishments for your review and consideration:

• USA Gymnastics: 
  • Made it to Level 10, State Qualifier and placement in levels 4- 9.  First place All-Around Champion at 12 meets, and awarded over 90 medals for placing in various events in competition at every meet attended.  
• CrossFit Competitor: 
  • 2019 #1 in New York, and #152 in the world in the CrossFit Open earning a bid to compete in the Age Group International Online Qualifier and finished #115 in the world in the Girls 14-15 year old division.  
  • 2018 #1 in New York, #13 in the North East, and #272 in the world; in the Girls 14-15 year old division.  
• High School Athletics:
  • Varsity Fall Cheerleading, 9^th, 10^th and 11th Grades & Varsity Team Captain (11th Grade)
  • Varsity Winter Cheerleading, 9^thand 10^thGrades
  • Varsity Indoor Track and Field, 11^th Grade & Varsity Team Captain
  • Varsity Outdoor Track & Field, 10^th Grade & Varsity Team Treasurer
  • Junior Varsity (JV) Softball, 9^thGrade & JV Team Captain
• Leadership Conferences:
  • Spirit of America Leadership Conference, 2019: selected for, and awarded a scholarship , and attended the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) leadership conference held in Valley Forge, PA.
  • Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership Conference, 2019: selected as one of only three students to represent the high school at this prestigious leadership conference at the state level at the State University of New York Oneonta.
  • Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Conference, 2019: selected as one of only five students to represent the high school at this awards leadership conference held at Mount Saint Mary University.
• Awards and Recognition:
  • New York State Attorney General’s “Triple C Award” for displaying courage, character and commitment, 2017
  • Principal’s Showcase for the subject of English, 2019.  Selected from among 504 students for 
  • Student of the Month Award, September 2017 and January 2018
  • Awarded and recognized by West Point’s Superintendent and Garrison Commander for Community Service, 2019
• Extracurricular Activities:
  • Safe School Ambassador Program
  • Student Advisory Council to the High School Principal
  • Student-2-Student Ambassador Program, President
  • Red Cross Club
  • National Junior Honor Society Member, will be applying for National Honor Society during junior year
  • Volunteer activities: weekly volunteer at the Sunday Night Service at the West Point Cadet Chapel serving cadets, volunteer small group leader at Vacation Bible School, West Point Men's Gymanstics Open meet volunteer, and West Point Blood Drive volunteer.

One thing that I take great pride in is that my mother was a Track and Field Team Captain and athlete at West Point while she was a cadet, and my father was on the Men's Tennis Team as a cadet, while my aunt was a Team Captain and catcher on the Women's Softball Team at Villanova, and my cousin played Softball at Virginia Tech.  One of my uncles played major league baseball, while my other uncle played Division I baseball, and even my grandfather played football and baseball at Kansas State.  Sports are truly part of my genetic makeup and I personally cannot enjoy a day without a physical challenge and goal, and love learning from my coaches and teammates.