Ajda Gornjec Hodnik '24 Recruiting Profile
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AJDA GORNJEC HODN...Personal Statement
I am a Slovenian middle hitter and one of my biggest wishes is to be able to pursue both my academic and sports career. Even though I started playing volleyball quite late I learned and progressed a lot quickly. I was very motivated to get better so I put in a lot of hard work and it payed off as I am now a part of Slovenia's U19 National team. One of my biggest challenges however was being team captain this season for our U19 team. We were all very disappointed because 1 point cost us qualifying for the final eight in the country but I was still very proud of my team and this experience helped me grow as a person as well as improve my leadership skills.
Apart from my interest in volleyball I am also passionate about academics. I love reading which broadens my worldview, and I also love to write. My favourite subject however is chemistry and I want to pursue a career in a chemistry related medical field such as pharmacy. I am also a part of the IB program which has helped me to develop critical thinking skills, broader perspective on global issues and great time management skills. One of the biggest benefits of the program was CAS especially service where I participated in various community service activities which helped me mature as an individual. I want to excel both academically and athletically so I am looking for a program that can help me achieve my goals. I believe that my work ethic and dedication will be a great benefit for your program.
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 2 years
- Varsity Starter
- 2 years
- 2024 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #14
Team Awards
- Conference Champs
- 2023 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #14
Individual Awards
- This season's captain
Team Awards
- Regional 3rd Place, Conference Champs, Sectional 3rd Place
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 8 seasons
- 2024 ATK Grosuplje (1.A DOL)
- starting middle
- 2024 ATK Grosuplje (U-20 division 1)
- starting middle, team captain
- 2023 ATK Grosuplje (1A. DOL)
- Currently 7th in the league. Starting middle. Finished 7th in the league. Made it to dream team twice.
- 2023 ATK Grosuplje (U20-division 1)
- Starting middle and team captain. Finished 9th in the league
- 2022 ATK Grosuplje (1A. DOL)
- finished 6th in the league
- 2022 ATK Grosuplje (U18-division 1)
- Finished first in the country. Starting middle.
- 2021 ŠD Olimp Ljubljana (U18-division 1)
- 2021 ŠD Olimp Ljubljana (U20-division 1)
Coach References
- Club Coach
- Matija Slobodnik
- Club Coach
- Rok Pucelj
Events
- Camp/Event
- European Youth Olympic Festival 2023
- 7/23/23 to 7/29/23
- 1st place, starting middle
- Camp/Event
- MEVZA 2023
- 7/07/23 to 7/09/23
- 4th place, starting middle
- Camp/Event
- U19 European championship
- 8/27/22 to 9/04/22
- 7th place
- Camp/Event
- European Youth Olympic Festival 2022
- 7/24/22 to 7/30/22
- 6th place
- Camp/Event
- Global Challenge Pula
- 7/11/22 to 7/15/22
- 4th place
- Camp/Event
- Final four national U18 tournament
- 5/14/22 to 5/15/22
- First place, won 3:0 in the final game
- Camp/Event
- Qualifications for U19 European championship
- 4/08/22 to 4/10/22
- Qualified for the championship
Training
- volleyball
- 6 years
- last two seasons training with the 1A. DOL team
- Fitness
- 2 years
Additional Sports
- Basketball
- 5 years
- Club/Travel Team
- Gymnastics
- 3 years
- Club/Travel Team
- Track
- 1 year
- Club/Travel Team
- Placed 1st two times on sectional competition, placed 2nd twice on sectional competition in the last 3 years of middle school.
- Other
- 3 years
- Club/Travel Team
- Participation in several climbing contests.
Statistics
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
High School Information
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
NoAre you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. Chemistry HL Slovene A HL English B HL Mathematics AA SL Social anthropology SL Geography SLRegistered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
NoAwards and Activities
- AwardsFinished middle school with 5.0 average (the highest grade in Slovenia) with 175/175 points. Finished both my freshman and sophomore year in high school with 4.83 average out of 5. Got accepted to the IB programme (went through a long application process including interviews, getting recommendation letters, various personal statements... against Slovenia's academically most gifted students). Silver plaque in chemistry competition for Pregl's plaque 2019, Gold plaque in chemistry competition for Pregl's plaque 2020, Bronze plaque in chemistry competition for Pregl's plaque 2021 Bronze plaque in National English competition for juniors 2023 Recipient of the Zois scholarship (scholarship for academically the best students) Finished my first year of IB with all 7 except for Slovene HL where I got a 6.
- ActivitiesEuropean parliament ambassador school (EPAS) club, Literary club, Helping at the home for the elderly, Tutoring, De Bonno's thinking club Cankarjevo competition (competition in Slovene literature)
