Personal Narrative Essay: 2a State Champion

You don't hear everyday a high school team winning state championships that often, but at Archbishop Wood it's sort of common. I proudly can say I am one of the few that has not one, but two state championship rings under my belt. As a sophomore AND a junior in high school, my basketball team accomplished being State Champions two years in a row. The first year we won was one of the best experiences of being apart of a team. After losing in the state championship the year before, we knew we had to somehow get back the next year and make sure we'd come out with the trophy. As the new season began in  November of 2016, we played in the Nike tournament of champions in Arizona. The trip was one of the most memorable trips ever with the best group of girls. We had a blast,

He carried that hard work and determination in high school where he became an All American in football at his school while breaking multiple records and maintaining an exceptionally good GPA of 3.5. He actually didn’t start running track until the age of 16 and also became an All American in track and holds the school record in the 400-meter dash. After high school, he was offered a chance to continue his track and football career at the Boise State University, where he received a full scholarship for track and football continued his outstanding athletic success and grades.

Peyton Scott is a junior Husky who has been on CHHS Varsity Track Team for two years. She loves track because her parents inspired her to pursue it, and her dad is actually the varsity coach. Her goal is to continue being on varsity for her senior year and run for her dream college, which is anywhere in Southern California. If she's not at track practice, her favorite place to run is in her lovely neighborhood. Running on the track for her two hours practices really help her find her weaknesses and strengths. One of her favorite routines is running two miles a day. Peyton has learned to pursue her goals and always believe in

“Pick up the pace guys, its meatloaf night!” Exclaimed Pleasant Grove High School track coach Bill Saunders. You could see the pain and agony that the athletes were experiencing as they made their final laps around the track in attempt to finish off that day’s workout. The mid afternoon sun was beating down on the young adults and you could see tears of sweat running from their faces. Bill Saunders has been the track coach at Pleasant Grove for four consecutive seasons now and says, “There is no greater feeling of success than seeing the smiling faces of those athletes who achieve their season goals!”

taught him how to run competitively. Pete's' words "if you can take it, you can make it'" go a long

Jack Nimble was the fastest hurdler on his high school track team. In fact, he was so fast that he was able to win the state championship in New York. As a state champion, Jack was invited to compete in the national championship. However, being his first time competing in a national championship, Jack was overwhelmed with anxiety and had lost his confidence. As he practiced for the national championship, Jack was not able to focus as he ran. His coach noticed how he wasn’t able to run as fast as he normally would, as well as jump over hurdles perfectly. As the days grew closer to the Championship, Jack’s coach decided that they shouldn’t practice, instead they should have a talk to help Jack with his anxiety and help him regain his confidence.

In September of 1994, Mo landed his education at a secondary school named Feltham Community College (Farah and Andrews 39). It was there that Mo met the man who changed his life (“Mo Farah,” Contemporary par. 5). Alan Watkinson, the gym teacher at Feltham, quickly picked up on Mo’s amazing talent of speed in gym class (Farah and Andrews 49). The way Mo was able to slice his way through cross country courses even while wearing deficient shoes made Alan feel that Mo was something special (“Mo Farah,” Contemporary par. 5 ). Alan realized that such talent needed to be nurtured with care (“Mo Farah,” Contemporary par. 5). He quickly got Mo involved in the local athletics (running) club which at the time was called, Borough of Hounslow (Farah and Andrews 57). It was there that Mo built his foundation for his future career. Mo later on said that without “Alan [Watkinson] [he] would have never been able to take those first steps towards [his] Olympic dream” (Farah and Andrews 65). Alan was was almost like a replacement of Mo’s father, guiding and motivating him every step of the way ( ). Running made Mo “feel like that [he] was a part of school life,” even though football was his passion (Farah and Andrews 52). He used running at the local athletics club to take his mind off the troubles in his life, eventually working his way to official meets ( ). At age 13, Mo competed in his

This chapter explains the details of the start of Louie Zamperini’s distance running career. It started when he found out that his house key worked for the back door of Torrance High School’s gym. Eventually he was found out and dragged off to the principal’s, where he was banned from joining any extracurricular activities. When Louie’s brother, Pete heard this, he went to the principal, dragging their mother along for authority, to protest this decision. Finally, the school allowed Louie to join sports in 1932. After that, Pete began pressuring Louie to put his time an energy into something less ‘illegal’ than stealing, like running. Even though he looked like the only boy in his class that could run, Louie was weakened from his round

In 2013 Dan Earhart while walking by his local high school athletic field in Chiloquin, Oregon noticed the track team training without a coach. Dan reflects, “I thought to myself, how will they ever get any better?” Dan discovered the school had a track program but couldn’t afford a track coach, so Dan stepped up. “Our first year we sent eight out of twenty students to state.”

Mr. D. has coached at Wabasso for numerous years and has left a lasting impression on all of his runners. Mr. Dudgeon’s main priorities throughout all his years of coaching are to expand and improve his teams and, most importantly, to make sure everyone has fun. For instance, he puts unfathomable amounts of care and time into meticulously designing the perfect workout for each day of practice; he even does the workouts himself before he has our team run them. Furthermore, Mr. Dudgeon always makes sure that we feel prepared for the upcoming meets, and most importantly, he makes sure we are ready to “destroy the competition,” as he says. His infectious love for running, drive for success, and through-the-roof level of care for his athletes helps him build larger and more successful teams every year. To be specific, Mr. D. started with a cross country team composed of five girls and built it up to up to a conference-champion team of 10+ runners in a matter of only three years. The product of Mr. Dudgeon’s labor was a shiny cross country coach of the year plaque. Similarly, in a mere one year's

My story would begin in fifth grade when I won the Central Ohio Writing Contest. My winning piece was about my grandfather, who lost a lot of his hearing at a young age. In 2011, he received a Cochlear Implant, an extraordinary hearing device that returned some of his lost hearing, changing his life.Prior to this contest, I never did much writing, but I began to love it. I loved how happy my piece made him; I loved telling his story. After winning this competition, my mom told me about journalism and I knew from that moment that I would set my goals to pursuing a career in it! As I fast-forward to 2016, I still have this dream. As a junior in high school, I write and report for my school newspaper. My goal is to tell stories: those that

And at first I was like “I’m done with track it’s pointless, it’s not like I’ll ever get better at it.” In the end I remembered another reason I joined track, because I love running; it’s so calming, it just clears my mind, I feel more energized, it’s something I can say I’ll never get tired of and makes me feel good. Eventually I realized that I shouldn’t dwell on how I made bad records that I should use that as an example to try harder. Near the last few practices and track meets I ran but not because I wanted to prove to everyone I wasn’t useless; I ran because I love to run and that’s something that makes me happy and because of that on the last track meet I came third place. I still ended with the same timing but to me that didn’t matter anymore, what mattered to me was being able to run with people in my team and actually feel like I deserved to be in the team with

The bell rings at 2:06 at Washingtonville High School on a crisp September afternoon. I grab my bag and head to the locker room to change for track. Once outside I look on the old corkboard that’s hung on the shed to see what today’s workout will consist of, and once I see the warm up I can’t help but smile. It’s a 20-minute jog anywhere we want, which for the girl’s team means heading to the trestle.

“Good job, Magnus! Best run yet! 2 miles in 9 minutes! By the end of the week, you’ll beat the record! And you’re only a freshman.” Magnus barely heard any of this. He was already on his way to the shade.

He said working out empowers his body to be strong and he stays ready to run his best around the track.