Throughout the spring semester, we are honoring our senior student-athletes with a "Senior Salute" series. Today's featured senior is Maddie Peek, a psychology major from Bowling Green, Ohio. Peek is a member of the field hockey team.
Q: Why did you choose to attend The College of Wooster?
A: I chose to attend The College of Wooster because I could instantly tell how involved everyone was in a variety of activities. You have the ability to play your sport, study abroad, pursue various academic interests, participate in clubs, and maintain an active social life as a student-athlete here.
Q: What does being a Fighting Scot student-athlete mean to you?
A: To me, being a Fighting Scot means I am humble, hungry, and smart in everything I do.
Q: What are some of your favorite memories as a student at The College of Wooster?
A: My favorite memories as student at Wooster all revolve around my friends. Field hockey brought me some of my best friends and all the time we have spent together going out to eat, watching movies, doing homework, and playing field hockey created some of the best times I have had in college.
Q: What is the best part about being a student-athlete at The College of Wooster?
A: I have loved being a student-athlete at Wooster because everyone is so supportive. Whether it is another coach, a fellow student, a professor, or a close friend, there are always people cheering you on and congratulating you on your successes.
Q: What else were you involved with on campus besides your sport?
A: In addition to field hockey, I have also been a peer tutor and a teaching apprentice for the Psychology Department here on campus.
Q: Which College of Wooster faculty or staff member has made the greatest impact on you and why?
A: Dr. Amber Garcia has had the greatest impact on me. Dr. Garcia not only taught me a lot about psychology and what I wanted to do in the future, but she encouraged me to go through with studying abroad. She told me to be present while I was there and to not stress about getting more research experience, which was a piece of advice I needed to hear and reflected on many times throughout my time in Spain.
Q: What other people or resources impacted your Wooster experience in a positive way and how did these people and resources set you up to be successful at Wooster?
A: My coach taught me so much about what it means to be a successful leader and to never give up. She helped me develop personal skills that I know I will carry with me throughout the rest of my professional and personal life.
Q: Tell us a bit about your Independent Study project?
A: I am researching the impact that college athletics has on student-athletes with ADHD. More specifically, I am comparing the academic performance, anxiety and stress levels, and social wellbeing of in-season athletes, off-season athletes, and non-athletes with ADHD.
Q: Tell us a bit about something cool you did as a student at The College of Wooster?
A: I studied abroad in Salamanca, Spain as a junior. It was an amazing experience full of meeting new people, trying new food, practicing my Spanish, and exploring new places around the world.
Q: Reflecting back on your time at Wooster, what advice would you give your first-year self?
A: I would tell my first-year self to get more involved. I was hesitant to join clubs and do a lot of volunteer work because of the stress from school and field hockey. Now I know I could have managed it all and I wish I would have.
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