Hopeful, Future, Current College Athletes

Marisol Rodriguez, Opinion Editor

For many athletes, the opportunity to play their sport beyond high school is a dream. Few actually make it to that level. Reaching this goal takes hard work, dedication, and commitment. There are various steps and stages to the college recruitment process and it can be different for every person. Kendall Ballard graduated from 2015 and headed to Ohio University to play field hockey. Campbell Brickhouse is a senior at C.H.S. and recently committed to William and Mary for soccer. Kyle Lehnert is a junior and is working towards finding a college to continue his soccer career. While all these athletes are at different stages of their process, they all share a commonality in their journey to become great college athletes.

Kyle Lehnert: Hopeful

From the young age of thirteen, junior Kyle Lehnert was set on following in his father’s footsteps, who played at Clemson University and overseas, by playing soccer in college. He started playing through F.Y.S.A., the Fluvanna Youth Soccer Association, when he was seven years old and soon advanced on to the U-10 challenge team for S.O.C.A. Since then he’s been playing on the S.O.C.A. travel team. He...

Campbell Brickhouse: Future

Senior soccer-star Campbell Brickhouse originally disliked soccer and was forced to play by his parents at the age of five. Who knew? But five more years into the sport, and he was asked to play on U-10 Jamboree, an all-star team of children who are slated to become players on the elite team as soon as they’re old enough and S.O.C.A.’s future elite team. After 13 years of playing soccer and lovi...

Kendall Ballard: Current

Field hockey runs in Kendall Ballard’s blood. She’s began playing as soon as she was big enough to hold a stick, joining her sister at field hockey practice where their mother coached. The three-sport athlete graduated from C.H.S. in 2015 with a full ride scholarship to Ohio University. Ballard had to choose between either pursuing field hockey or basketball in college. Ultimately, in the eig...