Knee surgery It was my first practice for the 1994 wrestling season. Even after the long football schedule, I felt at home down in the wrestling room. The familiar scent of stale sweat filled my nostrils as I began to practice. I had been drilling for thirty minutes when "POP" my knee buckled; I dropped to the ground writhing in pain. My knee was locked and my teammates had to carry me off of the mat. …showed first 75 words of 715 total…

…showed last 75 words of 715 total…school while maintaining good grades. And it was perseverance that helped me to complete preseason football workouts which began on cold January mornings and concluded with double-days in the August heat. Not only do I intend to bring these same qualities to Loyola Marymount University if accepted, but I also look forward to the new experiences that will develop within me the traits and qualities needed to fulfill the Jesuit motto, "a man for others."