Yesterday was an eventful day.  It all began when I went to serve on a student-athlete panel just like the day before, however this time, we got the chance to talk to all of the people that support the athletic programs at Stanford.  Again, there were only 6 or 7 of us, athletes, but I feel like I speak for everyone when I say that I am really grateful for all that these donors do for us.  It’s because of their continued support that Stanford has so much success with all the sport programs.

After the Q&A session with the donors, I went off to the Athlete Awards Luncheon.  This is an annual event where various awards are presented to the athletes who have made an impact on Stanford athletics that year.  One of the cool things about this event  was that our whole team got recognized for winning the NCAA Championships this year.  Another highlight of the luncheon was that I had the honor of being awarded the Al Master’s Award.

Presented to the Stanford athlete attaining the highest standards of athletic performance, leadership and academic achievement (highest award).

gostanford – Student-Athletes Honored At Stanford Athletic Board Awards Luncheon

It was very humbling because I know how many student-athletes there are at Stanford that put in just as much time and dedication to their own individual sports.  Also, for winning the award, I had to make a speech in front of all the attendees.  It was a bit nerve wracking because there were so many people there (I’m thinking about 600 people)  but I’m hoping I made a good enough speech.

All the award winners (I'm the second one from the right in the front...sorry the pic is so small)

me with the award

As for the rest of the day, I went to the gym to go train as usual but I realized that I was really wiped out from all of the events that day.  I think all of the school work that was due this week also had a bit to do with how mentally beat up I was.  Either way, I just have to get through tomorrow’s workout because after that, I get to chill out and recover for the rest of the weekend.  I might go catch some flicks or maybe even go and visit my mom because I haven’t done that in a while (my home is only an hour away from school).  It’ll also be good to just get away, see some high school friends, and simply just relax.