Star Student Athlete: Rachel Won't Let Her Team Down In Great Neck

GREAT NECK, NY — We all know student athletes who also bring their A-game to other parts of their lives.

Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these heroes making a difference in their communities. We’re working to let all your neighbors know the individual stories behind the leaderboard.

This submission comes from Alice who nominated her daughter Rachel of Great Neck.

Alice said her daughter has played through adversities and injuries because of her commitment to her varsity field hockey team. As captain, Rachel feels a responsibility to her fellow players and that outlook should help her in her future career plans: Alice says Rachel is a straight A student who wants to work in healthcare one day.

Star student athlete’s name

Rachel

Star student athlete’s home state

New York

Star student athlete’s Patch town

Great Neck

How do you know the star student athlete?

Daughter

What sport does the star student athlete play?

Field hockey

Why do you believe the star student athlete should be recognized?

She is the captain of her school varsity field hockey team that she played for the last four years of high school. She withstood multiple injuries and continued to play through the hard times because she couldn't let her team down. She’s an A student [with] dreams to help the healthcare community.

What's one thing you want everyone to know about the star student athlete?

She’s resilient- playing through black and blue bruises and getting hit during the games but still trusting through with her teammates until the end of the season.

Keep up the great work, Rachel!

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