Carlmont Highlander Issue 4 February 2018

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The Highlander

February 2018 Vol IX Issue IV

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Carlmont High School — Belmont, California

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For many high school athletes, playing sports comes with an expiration date. When the whistle blows on their last game of their senior year, the athlete usually retires from playing and moves on to life as a college student.But for a small handful, that last whistle is only the beginning of another four-year career in their sport in college.

Mailey McLemore

College: University of California, Santa Barbara Sport: Softball Playing for: 12 years For varsity softball player Mailey McLemore, the recruiting process for University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) started in 8th grade. “[Recruitment] in the travel-ball system starts really young,” said McLemore. “For UCSB, I emailed the coaches a couple times, and after that, they invited me for an unofficial visit. I started talking to them my freshman year and committed at the end of my freshman summer.” Because of her early commitment, she says the normal stresses of high school and the college process haven’t been as bad. “It’s taken off a lot of stress, for sure. I still try to get good grades, but I only need a 2.0 GPA to keep my commitment.”

Although McLemore is often busy traveling for softball, she is able to manage her time well and keep her grades up. She believes this will make it easier for her next year when she’s juggling the sport and her major. “I want to major in math,” she said. “My mom says it’s really hard, so we’ll see.” As far as next year goes, McLemore is excited to start her college softball career at UCSB. “I’m really excited to keep playing, especially after going on my official visit— I can’t wait,” she said. “I love the atmosphere and the coaches. I really love my team, too, and I get to room with one of my good friends who I play travel ball with now.”

For many college athletes, the question still stands of what to do after graduation. According to Business Insider, less than 2 percent of college athletes make it to professional leagues. What does that mean for the other 98 percent? For McLemore, the answer depends on the sport’s progress in the next four years. “I do not know where softball is going to be when the time comes to decide what to do next, so it all depends, but I’m okay with it all ending at some point,” she said. “I definitely think I’ll end up going into a profession with math.”

Thomas Reznik

College: University of Redlands Sport: Tennis Been playing for: 12 years Unlike McLemore’s early recruitment, tennis player Thomas Reznik, a senior, committed to University of Redlands this year. “I went to a recruiting tournament and I met a bunch of coaches,” said Reznik. “From there, I talked to them about the schools and their tennis programs. After I visited the schools, I chose University of Redlands.” Reznik chose University of Redlands because of the strong computer science program that he plans to major in. Beyond Redlands, he plans on looking into transferring to Columbia University for a masters’ degree.

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Despite facing a difficult course load, Reznik is not worried about his time management next year. “You have to balance out school, tennis and your social life in college, but I’m not really worried about that,” said Reznik. “I mean, I still have to find the balance, but I don’t think it will be too bad.” As for the rest of this year, Reznik says he hasn’t hit a wall yet. “I need to keep constant grades because I got an academic scholarship, so if I slack off I may lose it. I’m not trying to slack off, but it’s kind of getting there.” Reznik says he probably won’t end up going pro, but wherever his tennis career

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