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In Part 2 of the Real Recruiting Stories mini-series, Susan shares Kelsey’s journey, a rollercoaster recruiting process full of setbacks, detours, and unexpected turns that ultimately led her exactly where she was meant to be.
From committing to her second-choice school, to decommitting after a coaching change, to finally landing at the program she loved all along, Kelsey’s story proves that the muddy middle isn’t a sign of failure — it’s just part of the process.
If you’ve ever felt stuck, uncertain, or tempted to give up, this episode will encourage you to keep going. Because, as Susan reminds us, success in recruiting always goes to the girl who wants it the most.
Chapters
00:00 – The muddy middle: why recruiting rarely feels perfect
02:30 – The lake + island analogy: what the process is really like
05:00 – Why the “mud” creates doubt and second-guessing
06:15 – Meet Kelsey: her junior year recruiting journey
08:30 – First full-ride offer vs. holding out for her dream school
10:30 – Committing to her second-choice school
11:00 – When her coach left — and why she decommitted
12:30 – How roster movement creates new opportunities
13:45 – The dream school reappears (and makes an offer)
15:00 – Why the mud isn’t failure, it’s the middle
16:00 – Encouragement for athletes in the messy middle
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