Las Lomas Scholar Athletes
Max Holm- Princeton
Max grew up with golf because of his dad, but he really began playing competitively around age 10 or 11. In the seventh grade he chose to play golf full time and began practicing with bigger goals in mind. Max believes that “golf is a sport where you are always tinkering”.
He worked with a swing instructor to continue to improve his fundamentals in order to build a golf swing that produces consistent and predictable results. Besides mechanical work, he spends time practicing shots he will encounter while playing, as well as playing the game itself.
The game comes with a pressure that he enjoys and the individual nature of the sport requires him to be sharp mentally as well as physically. Having to “think” constantly is unique to golf, and he loves the mental challenge.
At the time Max committed, he had received offers from the University of San Diego, Princeton University, and Claremont Mckenna College. It boiled down to Princeton and USD, he chose Princeton because of its premier education, connections, and landscape. It felt more like home than USD, and at Princeton, he has the opportunity to play professional golf in the future while still receiving an education he will be able to fall back on.
Alissa Gardenel- Trinity Christian College
Alissa started playing multi-league baseball at the age of four when her mom signed her and her sister up. She loved playing with her friends, and because of her great experience she then started playing softball.
In order to continue excelling she works out and does programs to help her gain strength in her weak spots. In her free time she works on her fielding and hitting in her backyard and tries to get on the field as frequently as possible.
She enjoys playing Softball because it teaches her many life lessons and gives her the opportunity to meet new people. Alissa is excited for her opportunities to play sports collegiately. She has been talking to Southern Oregon, Puget Sound, University of Tampa, and a couple other schools. But when it came down to making a decision she was drawn to Trinity Christian College because of the small and charming campus, along with the lovely people of Chicago.
Nate Robinson
Nate was introduced to basketball by his father when he was seven years old. Growing up “ I watched my father play and I wanted to be just like him” said Nate. In order to keep excelling, Nate works hard everyday and enjoys the process of improving his game.
He loves his sport because he is able to learn from his mistakes and strives to continue growing as a player. As of now, Nate has one offer from USF, but is still in contact with coaches from other D1 schools. He isn’t sure where he will end up going, but he is enjoying the process of being recruited and is excited about his future.
