Posted: Apr 16, 2020
By: Frank Maira, Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Information Director
MONT ALTO, Pa. - Freshman Spotlight: This Q&A will serve as a get to know you series for our Penn State Mont Alto spring freshman student-athletes.
- Why did you choose to attend Mont Alto?
- I'm close to home. Penn State is great establishment and Mont Alto truly cares about their students and their student-athletes. They make a small school into a community.
- If you could change one thing from your first year, what would it be and why?
- Going into your first year of school it can take your mind in all different directions. I wish I would've learned to trust the process sooner. College is not so scary, and you will grasp life and have a good time.
- What is your major and why?
- Communications. Communication is how we connect as human beings; it is an art that needs to be examined further. Communication makes the world go round.
- What has been your favorite course at Mont Alto and why?
- CAS 100. This course analyzes the art of speech that we wouldn't necessarily pick up on a day to day basis. What you say and especially the way you say it has a fierce power.
- What is your favorite inspirational quote and who said it?
- "Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in rain." - Vivian Greene
- What is the hardest part of your sport?
- The mental grind of the game, your body can be big and strong but if your mind crumbles it doesn't matter. Baseball is a game of triumph, it will play with your heart, and to have the idea that being successful 3 times out of 10 makes you a superstar is tough to wrap your head around.
- Name one obstacle or form of adversity you have had to overcome.
- The world tries to shape you into what they want you to be, and a lot of times there is always someone that has something negative to say about you. I take pride knowing that I stay true to myself, and then use that to lead by example.
- What advice do you have for a prospective Mont Alto student-athlete?
- Everybody loves a student-athlete that is willing to work hard on the field and in the classroom.
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