{"id":2087,"date":"2018-04-11T12:06:54","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T16:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/?p=2087"},"modified":"2023-08-04T09:29:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T13:29:59","slug":"leaps-and-bounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/leaps-and-bounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaps and Bounds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Senior Bryan Sosoo embodies character traits universities covet in student-athletes. He is talented, smart, hard-working and accountable. He also possesses exceptional leadership skills, honed in part through his involvement with the NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum. (Sosoo was one of only two students selected to represent the MAAC at the annual event.) But the Laurel, Maryland, native is just too fast\u2014as in the \u201che-holds-the-top-12-all-time-Monmouth-records-in-the-60-meter-dash\u201d kind of fast\u2014to be the subject of a standard magazine profile. An assortment of quick bites seemed the more suitable treatment for this highly decorated Hawk.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<header>Fast Facts<\/header>\n<p class=\"introFacts\">SoSoo&#8217;s list of achievements is long. Here&#8217;s the sprinter&#8217;s version.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u00bb \u201915, \u201916, \u201918 MAAC Indoor Track and Field Championships<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb Monmouth Record-Holder\/MAAC Championships Record-Holder: 60-meter dash (6.71 seconds)<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb MAAC Champions: Three-time 60-yard dash (indoor), 200-yard dash (indoor), two-time 4&#215;100 relay (outdoor)<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb Five-time MAAC All-Academic Team<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb Competed in the 2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong class=\"question\">On his greatest experience as a Hawk.<\/strong><br \/>\nCompeting in the USA\u2019s my sophomore year and racing against elite professionals was pretty awesome. It\u2019s allowed me to believe that I\u2019m not that far off from being one of the best in the nation.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"question\">On how he prepares for meets.<\/strong><br \/>\nI typically have my headphones on and stay to myself. I listen to hip hop, rap, Jersey club\u2014anything that has rhythm and is high intensity to get my heart rate going. Then I slow it down with the music choice to settle myself before I get on the track.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"question\">On his biggest takeaway from the NCAA Leadership Forum.<\/strong><br \/>\nA good leader must lead by example. It\u2019s easy to say words, but you need to stand by them and back them up. And never ask anyone to do anything you\u2019re not willing and able to do yourself.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"question\">On what he loves most about Monmouth.<\/strong><br \/>\nThere is a tremendous support system here, and everything is geared toward helping you prepare and succeed in the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"question\">On what\u2019s next after graduation.<\/strong><br \/>\nI\u2019m continuing my education at Monmouth for a fifth year to earn my graduate degree in business administration. From there, I\u2019d like to work in the sports industry. A friend of mine assists with college and professional athletes in hospitality and event management, and that sounds pretty interesting to me.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"question\">On why you should hire him.<\/strong><br \/>\nI\u2019m detail oriented. I\u2019m a good communicator. I like a fast-paced environment and can adapt quickly. I picked up an IT minor my sophomore year, and right now we\u2019re learning to build websites, code, and program. The info tech minor goes well with my business management and should make me more valuable to a company.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"question\">On what out-of-towners must do when in Maryland.<\/strong><br \/>\nNo doubt try the crab cakes. But also try Old Bay seasoning on fries. It is the greatest thing in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sprinter\/jumper Bryan Sosoo talks leadership, life after Monmouth, and the glories of Old Bay Seasoning. Try to keep up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":2234,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"image_focus":"{\"x\":39,\"y\":56}","hide_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[94,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","category-play"],"thumbnail":"<img width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/sosoo-200x300.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-2234 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"object-position:39% 56%\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/sosoo-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/sosoo-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/sosoo-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/sosoo-1120x1680.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/sosoo-560x840.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/sosoo-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/sosoo-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/sosoo-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/sosoo-2048x3072.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/sosoo-1536x2304.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/sosoo-1400x2100.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/sosoo-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/sosoo-828x1242.jpg 828w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/sosoo-360x540.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/sosoo-9x14.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/sosoo.jpg 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>","catString":"Athletics, Play","issue":"Spring 2018","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2087"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2765,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2087\/revisions\/2765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}