During that overlapping month, I long to be on the lacrosse field, dodging my way to the goal and scoring.
Basketball workouts start in early September and the season goes until early March, while lacrosse starts in February. Basketball and lacrosse keep me very busy throughout the year and I barely get a break. To cross-train for lacrosse, I play basketball. In my two high school seasons I have broken 8 school records, including one for career goal scoring. This year, I was named a Lacrosse All-American, the only sophomore and the youngest in the state. Playing as a midfielder and attack, I had 116 goals, 133 ground balls, 25 assists, and 24 forced turnovers. On the field, this year (my sophomore season), my team went 16-4 and made it to the quarter finals.
How will I get there? I am attending Woodward Academy, a rigorous college preparatory school, so that I am challenged both in the classroom as well as on the lacrosse field. That’s why I have aspirations to play competitive D1 lacrosse in college. Representing girls as powerful and strong role models is important to me, and I feel lacrosse can help me convey it. I continue to play because I love it, the team atmosphere and the supportive lacrosse community. I have played lacrosse for eight years, which I guess is a pretty long time for a Georgia native. I'm Drew Jackson, a midfield lacrosse student athlete from metro Atlanta. Throughout the summer, she'll be blogging for IL about her recruiting experience as she travels to various recruiting camps in an effort to achieve her dream of playing Division I lacrosse. Note: Drew Jackson is a sophomore midfielder from Georgia.
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