Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Collegiate Football- The Freshman Experience- Ruan Albuquerque

Get To Know Our Freshman Collegiate Specialists
 

Over the next few weeks, we will be doing a little segment of interviews with some of the athletes we have helped along the way that are freshmen this year and playing college football this fall season. 


 In our first installment, we interviewed Ruan Albuquerque, who is currently at Rochester Community and Technical College, for the year with hopes of being able to transfer to a larger school.  Ruan is currently having a fantastic season and is leading his conference in scoring.  He is 13 for 19 on Field Goals and is 38 for 42 on PATs.




A short and sweet interview:
1. Name of your School:  Rochester Community and Technical College

2. What high school did you attend?  Wayzata High School (Plymouth, MN)

3. The very first collegiate football practice, I felt… On my first practice I felt a bit nervous I had very good competition and I was trying to show my coaches what I was capable off

4. Athletic Status (True Freshman or Redshirt): True Freshman

5. If not Red Shirted, have you had a chance to play in a game yet?  Yes

6. Biggest memory/moment so far your freshman year?  Tying the school record for most field goals made in the game previously set by an NFL kicker Rhys Lloyd

7. The 2 biggest differences between high school and college football:  Smaller uprights and way more pressure coming at you. 


8. What did you work on most prior to the start of your college year?  adding more distance on my kickoffs

9. Best advice you received to prepare you for collegiate football:  To be legendary and to create a legacy

10. Most memorable moment as a high school athlete.   Winning the state tournament my Senior year

11. 2 Biggest Role Models:  My dad and my mom

12. Three songs you need to listen to before each game1- Homecoming by K. West  2- Lose my mind by Y. Jeezy  3-My name is HOV by Jay Z

13. Do you have a hidden talent, if so, what is it?  I'm a Jiu Jitsu fighter

 

Wishing you continued success the rest of the season.

Chris Husby
Professional Kicking Coach and Owner
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