My NDSCS journey began at one of my last High School basketball games. What I thought was just a regular game, turned into a journey that changed my life forever. I got recruited by the Women’s Basketball team staff after that Saturday afternoon, and it didn’t take long until I chose to become a Lady Wildcat player. The two years I was at NDSCS, were two years full of unforgettable memories from games, to bus rides, to practices, to painting business windows for Homecoming, to Christmas break movie parties, and the list goes on! Being on a team meant you we never alone and someone always had your back. NDSCS, my coaches, and my teammates also gave me more day to day knowledge that I could ever imagine. I learned how hard work and dedication to the important things in your life can get you through anything. Relying on people such as my coaches and teammates is okay to do because that is what they are there for. I also learned how to be a leader on and off the court more than I ever knew I could. All of these skills were first learned and used at NDSCS, and now I am proud to say I am using them in my next chapter of my life which is the workforce.
Along with playing basketball at NDSCS I also earned an Associate Degree in Occupational Therapy Assisting. Learning the invaluable skill of balancing being a student and an athlete is something many people will never experience. I am very lucky and happy to say I was a student athlete, and I used those skills that Coach Dryburgh and the other staff taught me both at NDSCS and in my life today. For the past year I have used my degree to get experience in the School System, Outpatient Therapy, and Ergonomics. I just recently took a new position in Amarillo, TX as a COTA working in a Skilled Nursing Facility.
I am forever thankful for everyone at NDSCS including my teachers, coaches, and most of all the Catbackers/Letterwinners Club, who make it possible to even be a part of this opportunity. I thank you all for the memories, lessons learned, forever friendships, endless advice, and most of all the experience I received at NDSCS. Once a Wildcat Always a Wildcat!