Fremont seniors playing sports in college
Sports is arguably one of the biggest lifestyles in our high school lives. Many athletes dream of taking their skills to college, hoping to play professionally. Two of our own seniors here at Fremont, are on their way and climbing those steps to their dreams.
ASHLEY MA
Ashley Ma has been swimming since she was three years old and she hasn’t stopped since. The Santa Clara swimmer has enrolled into the University of California Davis and is majoring in neurobiology and physiology and behavior. She plans to become a physical therapist. Ma started the recruiting process her junior year and in the beginning of senior year went on four recruiting trips to several colleges she was interested in attending. Ma then reached out to a bunch of coaches from schools that she wanted to go to and then the ones that were interested responded back. They then watched her swim in CCS or state finals and then they’d come talk to her. Ma chose UC Davis because she liked the team atmosphere, academics and what they offer. She says it was a good fit.
Ma has been participating in competitions since she was five years old and has continuously wanted to improve her times. Not even her asthma could hold her back. Ma was put into swimming by her mom when she heard that it would help her lungs.
Ma hopes her swimming career would lead to the NCAA’s and maybe later to the Olympics.
“I have a dual citizenship in Taiwan so I’m going to try to see if I can represent Taiwan at world [...] and if I do get my Olympic trial cut,” said Ma. “[But only] if I’m fast enough. We’ll see.”
ADRIAN PEREZ
Adrian Perez was scouted by the Santa Barbara Community College soccer coach John Sisterson during one of his club tournaments in Los Angeles, CA. Perez has played soccer since he was four years old with his dad, one of his biggest inspirations. He is majoring in biology and hopes that after his two years at SBCC, he will be transferred to the University of California Santa Barbara and gets a scholarship there. Perez then plans on going to dentistry school to achieve a DDS.
“Maybe just in college [I’ll play soccer], but if [I get an offer for professional soccer] I would definitely play,” says Perez. “I’m just hoping to do my best in college. Whatever happens, happens.”