Jocelyn Matousek '26 Recruiting Profile

Hi, my name is Jocelyn Matousek and everyday I strive to perform my best both on the track and in the classroom alike.  Throughout my high school career, I have learned the importance of perseverance, determination, sacrifice, grit, and most importantly, belief in self.   As an athlete with severe asthma, pain is never far away and is constantly telling me : "Just stop.  Why continue?  You know you will never be enough."  For a while, I believed those discouraging words and let my asthma hold me back.  For instance, in my sophmore XC season, only two times I ran under 14:00, and only once my freshman track season.  Begining of track season in '24 I looked at my past performance and then, something clicked.  The true reason I was holding myself back was lack of belief in myself.  From that moment on, I began to have confidence, and  realized I was far stronger than I thought.  This mindset completely changed and led to my accomplishment of running every time under 14:00 for the past track and XC season.  I will continue to embrace these values as I drive to improve in my career as both an athlete and student.  If it be God's will, I hope to further my running and academic careers in college, a place where I feel that I may be able to truly live as myself.

Your future athlete,

Jocelyn Matousek