Hey guys, what's going on? My name is Dylan and I will be a freshman this year at UPG. I plan on majoring in Mathematics with a minor in Actuarial Science. I just graduated from St. Marys Area High School, which is roughly a two and a half hour drive to Greensburg. Our basketball program had not had much success in recent years. Going into my junior season we lost our five starters from the year before and had a new coach coming into the picture. Needless to say, we ended the season with a 2-18 record. A lot of people might get down on themselves after a season like this but we used it as a learning process. As soon as the season was over I started preparing for my senior year. We were all determined to reach our goal of District Champs. Going into the first game of the year we faced Johnsonburg. They beat us both times the year before, one of which was by thirty points. We went into that game full force and won 77-41. After that game we just kept on rolling to a 17-8 record and our first District 9 championship in 11 years!
As I went on my college search I was looking for a place not too far from home that also had my major. I was also looking to play college basketball. Towards the end of my season I received an e-mail from Coach Strickland inviting me to the campus to check it out. Upon arriving I knew UPG had everything I was looking for: A small campus, supplied my major, and I could play basketball. Along with this I will be receiving a degree from the University of Pittsburgh. All of these factors make UPG the right fit for me. I have already met some of the guys at the open gym I attended and I look forward to meeting the rest and getting the season started. See you guys in a month!
