{"id":2085,"date":"2015-10-27T14:19:14","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T14:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/?p=2085"},"modified":"2015-10-29T18:58:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T18:58:00","slug":"williston-graduate-nominated-for-the-william-v-campbell-trophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/2015\/10\/27\/williston-graduate-nominated-for-the-william-v-campbell-trophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Williston Graduate Nominated for the William V. Campbell Trophy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"rowe3\"<\/a>Danny Rowe \u201912 has had an outstanding season for the University of New Hampshire\u2019s football team. \u00a0 His impressive accomplishments this fall include being\u00a0ranked seventh in the nation in forced fumbles and a career-high, thirteen-tackle game against San Jose State.<\/p>\n

In addition to his success on the field, Mr. Rowe is very proud of his focus and drive in the classroom at UNH. \u00a0 He was recently informed by Williston’s Head Football Coach, Mark Conroy, that he was a semifinalist for the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy, an honor awarded to the nation\u2019s top football scholar-athlete.<\/p>\n

Coach Conroy speaks very highly of Mr. Rowe: “Considering the young man I worked with for four years at Williston, I cannot say that I am surprised! During his time here, he took full advantage of every opportunity, both on the playing field and in the classroom. He is a wonderful role model for young scholar athletes. His nomination recognizes everything we would hope to see in a graduate: leadership, citizenship, and a strong academic record.”<\/p>\n

We were fortunate to speak with Mr. Rowe\u00a0over the past few weeks. \u00a0His busy schedule has him booked from 6 a.m. to midnight on most weekdays, but he was able to carve out some time to speak with us about his nomination after reading to at-risk youth who live around UNH\u2019s campus.<\/p>\n

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When did you start taking athletics and academics seriously?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since elementary school because my mom always talked to me about having a good academic record.\u00a0 Good grades were a staple in my life because my mom encouraged me to always give my best, and it was around the same time that I started to enjoy athletics.\u00a0 I started running track in third grade and from there, I picked up football and basketball.<\/p>\n

What would you consider to be your biggest accomplishment in football?<\/strong><\/p>\n

That is a tough question. The Campbell Award is quite an honor, but I am also proud of being one of only a few true freshmen to ever play at UNH. \u00a0I have been a Colonial Athletic Association Scholar three times and I was All-New England twice at Williston; it is tough to choose because I am proud of them all. \u00a0I was shocked when Coach Conroy texted me about the Campbell Award, but it is nice to see that all of my hard work on the field and in the classroom is being recognized.<\/p>\n

Who inspires you to be at your best on the field and in the classroom?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My mom, definitely.\u00a0 I never wanted to let her down, and I didn\u2019t want to let myself down either. I saw how successful she was, and I wanted to emulate that.\u00a0 She always motivated me to become a better student with positive reinforcement.\u00a0 If I feel any pressure, it is because I put it on myself\u00a0because\u00a0I just want to be the best I can be. \u00a0I wanted the highest level of academics too, so when I went into the real world I wouldn\u2019t have any trouble finding a job.<\/p>\n

How do you manage your high academic standards and such a demanding athletic schedule?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Basically, my free life is gone. I wake up at 6 a.m. for a 7 a.m. team lift. \u00a0From 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. I attend classes before heading to the trainer for treatment. I eat lunch at noon and then head to team meetings to watch film at 2 p.m. Then the team trains until around dinner time, and after dinner I just focus on my homework until 11 p.m. or midnight. I just repeat that schedule for most of the week and then the weekend is dedicated to the game.<\/p>\n

The off-season is not much different.\u00a0 We have a little more free time in the afternoon, but I never really stop.\u00a0 I am always working on bettering my craft as an athlete and as a student. What many people don\u2019t realize is that you have to put in extra time in order to better your craft, not just the time that they [teachers or coaches] require you to be there.<\/p>\n

You sacrifice the weekend and weekday fun, but to me it is not really a sacrifice. \u00a0I do socialize with my teammates a lot, but an hour or two just sitting around and doing nothing is not really a sacrifice. I would rather put my mind to work, which is going to benefit me and put myself in a better position in the overall picture.\u00a0 The real sacrifice is when I don\u2019t do anything to better myself.<\/p>\n

What are some keys to your success?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The main reason for my success is my internal drive, wanting to be the best I can be at a certain thing. When I step into a classroom, I may not know the material well because the class is not in my major, but I want to be my best so I can do as well as possible. \u00a0The same is true on the football field.\u00a0I am a competitor on the field, but I am also a competitor in the classroom. \u00a0I don\u2019t compete against other students, but I compete against myself. If I get an 80% on a test, for example, then I try for an 85% or 90% on the next one instead of just settling for the grade that I got.<\/p>\n

What is the best advice you were ever given?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My mom told me if you sit there, pay attention, ask the appropriate questions, and go to extra help, then there is no reason for you not to understand the material. So I just took that approach my entire life. I pride myself for being proactive, going to teachers, doing the work, focusing in class and learning the material, and so far, after 21 years of my life, it has been working.<\/p>\n

How did your experience at Williston make you a stronger student-athlete?<\/strong><\/p>\n

What I learned at Williston is that you have apply yourself.\u00a0 You have to be the enforcer in your own life and that will determine how you\u2019re going to turn out. \u00a0Do you want to be great, or do you want to do the minimum just to pass? \u00a0For me, I have always wanted to be at the top, the champion, not average.\u00a0 If you apply yourself at Williston you know you\u2019re going to be successful after Williston because it is was such a great school. I just applied the skills that I learned at Williston to UNH. \u00a0That was one of the factors that my college coach noticed when I arrived on campus; I was already mature and that is why I had the opportunity to play as a true-freshman.<\/p>\n

What can current students at Williston learn from your experience? What advice would you give them?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Be a competitor on and off of the field and don\u2019t settle for being average. Try to be the best you can be, and always compete with yourself to achieve as much as possible.\u00a0 If you\u2019re successful at Williston, you can guarantee yourself that you will be successful after Williston.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Danny Rowe \u201912 has had an outstanding season for the University of New Hampshire\u2019s football team. \u00a0 His impressive accomplishments this fall include being\u00a0ranked seventh in the nation in forced fumbles and a career-high, thirteen-tackle game against San Jose State. In addition to his success on the field, Mr. Rowe is very proud of his … Continue reading Williston Graduate Nominated for the William V. Campbell Trophy<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-athletics-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2085"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2085"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2094,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2085\/revisions\/2094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}