Senior Salute: Atticus Moats

Throughout the spring semester, we are honoring our senior student-athletes with a "Senior Salute" series. Today's featured senior is Atticus Moats, a neuroscience and sensory communication sciences major from Altadena, California. Moats is a member of the men's lacrosse team. 

Q: Why did you choose to attend The College of Wooster?
A: I wanted to play lacrosse somewhere outside of California. I felt like I met who I needed to meet and should travel. Independent Study was really attractive to me and I wanted to find my niche at a small college. 

Q: What does it mean to you to be a Fighting Scot student-athlete?
A: It means finding fresh opportunity with my teammates and reaching out to them beyond practice. I like competing against and with each other.

Q: What are some of your favorite memories as a student at The College of Wooster?
A: My first I.S. Monday is a favorite memory. Going to the weight room and seeing the whole team ready and getting a snowy shooting session in with JoJo are other favorite memories.

Q: What's the best part about being a student-athlete at The College of Wooster?
A:  The classroom dynamic and coach dynamic are really important. They teach you lessons that cross over.

Q: What else were you involved with on campus besides your sport?
A: I'm president of the student organization First Responders and I've been a volunteer EMT for almost three years.

Q: Which College of Wooster faculty or staff member has made the greatest impact on you and why?
A: Dr. (Nick) Brandley has made it easy for me to pursue my passions while also focusing on the classes I want to pursue.

Q: Which other people or resources impacted your Wooster experience in a positive way and how did these people/resources set you up to be successful at Wooster?
A: APEX (Wooster's center for Advising, Planning, and Experiential Learning) has been fantastic for research and grant funding outside of the typical National Institutes of Health or pre-medicine internships. APEX helped me secure an internship at a company, and that opportunity looks like it will fuel my career. The coaching staff at Wooster helped me become a more adaptive player on the field. This helped me push myself to reach my own physical fitness goals.

Q: Tell us a bit about your Independent Study project?
A: I am studying the different types of retinal ganglion cells in the eyes. The resolution of vision varies across animals and other living species like the quality of video on YouTube. Retinal ganglion cells are neuronal cells that can be used to study this resolution.

Q: Tell us a bit about something cool you did as a student at The College of Wooster?
A: I got to see the sunrise during 6 a.m. practices.

Q: Reflecting back on your time at Wooster, what is one piece of advice you would give your first-year (freshman) self?
A: Write your goals down and film, film, film – watch more of it.

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