Drew has finished his sophomore year at Washington State University.
He has worked very hard to keep his grades up while being a scholarship division 1 athlete and working some. So his academic scholarship has remained active!! Yeah!
He is planning on declaring the beginning of next year and as of now it will probably be kineseolgy, the study of how the body moves, with the desire to do athletic training or physical therapy.
This picture is from the NCAA Division 1 regional meet in Austin, Texas last weekend (notice the spike injury on his shin--yes that is blood running down his shin). He placed 12th in his heat and 18th overall in the entire Western Region--that is half the US.
Congrats Drew on an amazing season. With PR's in both the 5000M at 13:59 and in the 1500M at 3:47.
Sadly he did not compete at the PAC 12 meet in Eugene because of some scoring reasons and limitations on number of athletes able to participate. Since he already had a qualifying time for the regional meet the coaches made a choice to keep him out and let others have a chance to shoot for a qualifying time. I will say it was very hard on him and his father, but I know they both learned a lot from the experience, and I was very proud of Drew for the way he carried himself through that disappointment.
There is a great group of guys returning next year and he is excited to be a part of a nationally ranked team in cross country.
Sadly he will be staying in Pullman most of the summer working and training for next year, especially since he had to stay a month after school got out to train for regionals and has to be back before school for cross country training. So goes the life of a scholarship athlete.
Drew has found a nice church that he enjoys and attends as he is able with his crazy schedule. We are praying for some strong Bible Study opportunities for him in the next year.
He is praying for some sporadic work to keep him occupied. He has opportunities with a turn over crew at some apartment buildings and a set up crew with an event planning group to set up tents and tables and such. He will also be working as a counselor at Steens High Mountain Camp again for two weeks. I am sure he would appreciate your prayers on the job front.
And there you go on up date #2.
2 comments:
Yay for a good year and continuing scholarship! He must be doing a good job balancing all his responsibilities. We'll be praying for employment over the summer. :)
Great job, Drew!
Ben's comment when reading about the Texas meet, "Here are all the names of 'big time' runners that I've heard of, and Drew is right there with them. Weird."
Ben keeps close tabs on Drew's running career, and is always excited to hear about new PRs.
Laurel :)
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