"Alex is a strong athlete who moves very well on the court. She brings some much needed depth to the middle and has tremendous potential to make an immediate impact. She reminds me a lot of another Amherst athlete who enjoyed a four-year career here… 2011 All-American Jenny Newhouse." ~ Coach Braun
I heard from one of our admissions counselors that when he told you
that you were accepted to Fredonia you cried. I hope they were tears of
happiness! Why was it such an emotional experience for you?
In high school I had a lot of challenges academically, and when I
started thinking about college and looking at requirements I began to get
very nervous and started to believe I would not be accepted into any,
especially not Fredonia.
I thought about trying to apply for the EDP
program to see if I was qualified and it turned out I was. After my
interview with David White (admissions counselor) I knew this program would help me so much
academically and financially to have the opportunity to attend college.
Neither of my parents attended college, so for me it was very important
that I did.
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| Alex (right) and her grandmother Patricia |
Then I finally heard I
was accepted into Fredonia, Fredonia was always my top choice so finally
hearing I was accepted in the EDP program to was a lot to handle at one
time. Of course, they were tears of happiness, I was finally going to
college!
You were raised by your grandmother, is that correct? Can you tell me about that? What does she mean to you?
You were raised by your grandmother, is that correct? Can you tell me about that? What does she mean to you?
That
is correct. I have been living with my grandmother since I was six years
old. Being so, it has always been very normal to me. For a while it used
to be just me and her, but since I was 11 she has been with her husband.
She is an amazing woman and has done everything in her power to make
sure I have the best life ever. I knew I had to go to college for her, to
make sure she knew how much everything she did meant to
me. I look at her as my mom and have never really thought different.
The last player we had from Amherst High School was an All-American (Jenny Newhouse, 2012). Those are some big shoes to fill! Do you have any goals for yourself coming in as a freshman athletically? How about academically, or personally?
I
knew Jenny actually. She was an assistant coach at Amherst for a
season, although I was only a freshman at the time so I didn't get to
know her as much as I would have liked to. I have a lot of goals for
myself. I feel that without goals you don't have enough motivation to
actually get it done.
One of my athletic goals is to be able to fully
fill her shoes and hopefully be All-American as well.
Academically my
goal is to constantly have at least a 3,0, and to make the deans list.
This is a very important goal of mine because I really want to change
how my performance in high school was, My biggest personal goal is to
one day be on ESPN reporting NBA games. That is my biggest goal because I want to strive very high, therefore I know I will need
to work harder.
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| Alex played at Amherst High School |