My Lumberjack Life: Kelly Yang
6/10/2020 11:20:00 AM | Women's Golf
SFA Athletics is continuing a new series called My Lumberjack Life. As we approach the start of another academic year, it seemed fitting to give our student-athletes a chance to answer the question: Why SFA?. These stories look at what led each respective student-athlete to pick SFA as their collegiate destination, and what there plans are for the upcoming season.
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If you had asked me where SFA was my freshman year of high school, I would have Googled it really fast and told you it's in a small town called Nacogdoches, and most likely pronounced it wrong. At the end of my sophomore year of high school, however, I decided to take a leap of faith and try to get recruited to play Division 1 golf. After doing months of research, I started to send out emails to coaches across the nation. Not too long after, I received an email back from Coach Schroeder saying he would like to learn more about me. As I franticly gathered all the information he asked for, including my swing video and a few upcoming tournaments, I became more intrigued about what SFA was all about.
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As I dug into the history of SFA, I quickly learned a few things about Nacogdoches. Nacogdoches is the oldest city in Texas, there are a ton of trees and it wasn't what I have been used to my whole life. Soon after getting in contact with coach, I was invited to go up to SFA for an official visit. Man, was that exciting and nerve-wracking. As I drove from Houston to Nac, I passed by Lufkin and thought to myself "Well at least there's a Target and TJ Maxx here", little did I know that was 30 minutes away from campus. As I arrived on campus I realized that Google was correct about the number of trees here, but they failed to mention how beautiful it was. The deep green trees surrounding campus had me speechless.
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As I got to learn more about Coach Schroeder and the team, I learned that this was not a normal small town, everyone here was a family. A community of well-rounded people that work together to make big things happen with what they have. I knew if I came to SFA I would be able to grow connections with amazing people that would push and support me to become better and greater than what I was. When my visit came to an end I took one last look around and tried to gather everything I had just experienced and I realized that what I wanted in a university was what was all around me. I simply felt a special energy here that made me realized this was going to be home for the next few years.
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Now that I am a senior I could not be happier with my decision. My love for this school has grown bigger everyday as I have met some of the most incredible friends and mentors here. From the love surrounding the school to the amazing coaches and teammates, I am so proud to be a part of the SFA family. I can't wait to be back and see what my senior year has in store.
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If you had asked me where SFA was my freshman year of high school, I would have Googled it really fast and told you it's in a small town called Nacogdoches, and most likely pronounced it wrong. At the end of my sophomore year of high school, however, I decided to take a leap of faith and try to get recruited to play Division 1 golf. After doing months of research, I started to send out emails to coaches across the nation. Not too long after, I received an email back from Coach Schroeder saying he would like to learn more about me. As I franticly gathered all the information he asked for, including my swing video and a few upcoming tournaments, I became more intrigued about what SFA was all about.
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As I dug into the history of SFA, I quickly learned a few things about Nacogdoches. Nacogdoches is the oldest city in Texas, there are a ton of trees and it wasn't what I have been used to my whole life. Soon after getting in contact with coach, I was invited to go up to SFA for an official visit. Man, was that exciting and nerve-wracking. As I drove from Houston to Nac, I passed by Lufkin and thought to myself "Well at least there's a Target and TJ Maxx here", little did I know that was 30 minutes away from campus. As I arrived on campus I realized that Google was correct about the number of trees here, but they failed to mention how beautiful it was. The deep green trees surrounding campus had me speechless.
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As I got to learn more about Coach Schroeder and the team, I learned that this was not a normal small town, everyone here was a family. A community of well-rounded people that work together to make big things happen with what they have. I knew if I came to SFA I would be able to grow connections with amazing people that would push and support me to become better and greater than what I was. When my visit came to an end I took one last look around and tried to gather everything I had just experienced and I realized that what I wanted in a university was what was all around me. I simply felt a special energy here that made me realized this was going to be home for the next few years.
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Now that I am a senior I could not be happier with my decision. My love for this school has grown bigger everyday as I have met some of the most incredible friends and mentors here. From the love surrounding the school to the amazing coaches and teammates, I am so proud to be a part of the SFA family. I can't wait to be back and see what my senior year has in store.
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