Life and Sports

  Like many people in the class, family has always been important to me. I have three younger brothers that I really enjoy seeing or talking to on a daily basis. I also enjoy talking to my parents either daily or weekly. Even in college, my mom would always want me to call her every week to make sure I was alive. Now that I am married, I do not see my family as much. However, Ellie and I both make sure we see our family members during week. My youngest brother, Xavier, goes to the same school that Ellie teaches at, and he always goes to her classroom and say hi during the day. we both also go to my brothers sporting events during the week and weekend as well. The “middle child” Kameron also goes to the same school, but he is a senior and is in a different building. The second child is Trey. We have always been there for each other and we’re 2 grades apart. He has been one of my best friends growing up and it’s been nice to see him grow up as well. Trey recently moved to Florida in ...

 Throughout my life, I have always been involved with sports. I played baseball, peewee football, golf, and basketball. Although I golf here at ONU, golf is not my favorite sport. Basketball has always been my passion.  If I am being fully transparent, I was never a great basketball player. I was a decent guard who could shoot and pass well, but I could not guard anybody. However, I feel as if I have a strong basketball IQ. I see the plays unfold, see mismatches, and can help my teammates do better.  Since high school ended, I was away from basketball for a year. Then, I realized I wanted to coach. I always thought about coaching, but I never really thought I would be able to do it at a young age. So, I looked up schools near ONU and found Cory-Rawson (20 minutes) and contacted their coach about helping out. Their coach emailed me back and he was able to help me coach. I was able to help with the middle school, as well as do the stats and help with some practices with the...

 Over my long 22 years of life, I have been lucky enough to play many golf courses. Although they all have the same principle ideas, no golf course is the same as the next. Growing up, I played most of my golf in Bellefontaine. We have two golf courses, Cherokee Hills and Liberty Hills. If you cannot guess by the name, they both have some hills for an elevation difference. The courses are close to the same length, but they play differently. Cherokee Hills was more straight and narrow, while Liberty Hills has more doglegs (curved holes) and more trees to make it tougher.  Here at ONU, we play at Colonial Golfers Club. Colonial is a nicer and longer course compared to where I grew up playing, but it is not a great golf course. The conditions of the course are not always kept up to the standard of a nice course, especially since it was rated Ohio's best course in 2009. While at ONU, we have been able to play some really nice courses. Last year during spring break, we went to Char...

Golf is a sport of great detail, complexity, and mental strength. This year is my senior year on the golf team and it is going to be difficult. Our freshman class has really good scores and they are going to be difficult to beat consistently. The first three years on the team were a struggle for me because of needing different swing changes and the difference of length of courses compared to when I was in high school. However, I think this year is when I can put it all together. My summer rounds were pretty good and I shot my lowest 18-hole round in my life. So far, we have had qualifying rounds, and I have struggled a little bit. My rounds are both better than I had last year, but there are still things I can get better at. Throughtout this year, I hope to continually get better and hopefully beat my teammates and prove to myself that I can compete at a high level. Go Bears!

 Merriam-Webster gives the definition of love as a  strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties. Love is considered a hard thing to find. I have been blessed to find someone early in my life, and now I am getting married this summer. I met my fiancee Ellie in 2018 when I was a junior in high school and she was a senior at a different school. We had some mutual friends and I went to one of her basketball games to watch (she was really good). Soon after, we became really good friends. We were just friends for probably four months. This soon changed after we went to prom together. We had a really great time together and we started dating about a month later. After she graduated, she went to Ohio Northern as I finished my senior year. As I went through my senior year, I visited Ohio Dominican, Capital, Bluffton, Campbell, Coastal Carolina, Eastern Kentucky, and Ohio Northern. I liked the colleges I visited (except Capital), and by the end I narrowed it dow...

 For the past two summers, I have lived in Ada during the summer since I have a house here. While Ada is a lot more fun during the school year with everyone, most of my friends have been here this summer as well. I have been really busy this summer with work, wedding planning, and keeping busy with friends.  Ada is actually kind of nice during the summer. It is really quiet and not as many events are going on, but there are plenty of townies still here to keep the town as rowdy as ever. My favorite part of the week is on the weekends when all of my friends and roommates come back and we hang out all day and have campfires.  This summer, I have already gone to two weddings. One of the weddings was for my fiance's friend, and the other was for a former golfer and one of my friends. Both weddings were fun, but Joe's wedding (my friend) was really nice to see him and many of my former and current teammates again. After the wedding, everyone came back to our house and we all h...

 Golf is a sport that is probably one of the most difficult to master. As someone who is on the golf team here at ONU, it has been something that I have struggled with. I progressed every season in high school, starting at a 100 average my freshman year to having an average of 84 my senior year. I have had averages of 97, 92, and 92 in three seasons in college.  This past spring season was the hardest season I have ever had in golf. Most of the tournaments I played in were cold, raining, and really windy. If you didn't know, these are the last things you want for a round of golf.  This summer, I have been working on a new swing. My old swing was over the top and steep. This causes big chunks in the ground (divots) and can cause slices and hooks (ball goes way left/right). With my new swing, I am going through the ball and turning my hips more. When doing this, the ball goes straighter, as well as controlling the ball to fade or draw (controlled left/right). When the swing...