{"id":132507,"date":"2015-04-27T14:40:20","date_gmt":"2015-04-27T21:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=132507"},"modified":"2015-04-27T14:27:41","modified_gmt":"2015-04-27T21:27:41","slug":"nsu-freshman-kayla-sproles-chasing-goals-and-honor-rolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nsu-freshman-kayla-sproles-chasing-goals-and-honor-rolls\/","title":{"rendered":"NSU Freshman Kayla Sproles Chasing Goals and Honor Rolls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Rachel Ewart, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Freshman Kayla Sproles was one of the top scorers on Northern State University\u2019s swim team this season. During her first year at college, this balanced student-athlete snatched four school records while managing a 4.0 GPA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Getting Her Feet Wet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sproles is from Sioux Falls, South Dakota where she joined swimming at age 10. During her first season she only competed in two swim meets and was able to achieve state qualifying times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was slightly lost in a whole new world,\u201d Sproles said. \u201cBy joining the swim team I felt like I had a door of opportunities opened right in front of me and it was exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sproles saw success when she first began, but generally felt out of the loop since she started swimming later than most of her competitors. But her late start did not hinder her from working hard. Within her first four years of swimming, Sproles qualified for the state meet, Zones and Speedo Sectionals. She was also the first person in the history of her club team to achieve an AAAA time and a Sectionals cut.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_132508\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_5181-e1429747179247.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-132508\" data-attachment-id=\"132508\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nsu-freshman-kayla-sproles-chasing-goals-and-honor-rolls\/dsc_5181\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_5181-e1429800236123.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1962,1895\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kayla.sproles.NSU\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;DSC_5181&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Ken Sproles&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_5181-e1429800236123-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_5181-e1429800236123-1024x989.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-132508 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_5181-e1429800236123-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_5181\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-132508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Ken Sproles<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Team-First Swimming<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For Sproles, college swimming at Northern State University was much different than club swimming, but she appreciated the change and didn\u2019t hold back when it came to difficult practices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a subconscious drive that pushed me to work even harder than I did in club swimming,\u201d Sproles said. \u201cI think the atmosphere of being able to compete for a close-knit team, which is like a family, added so many levels of motivation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sproles believes doing the same workouts, experiencing the similar stresses of class and living away from home contribute to the bonding of a college team. Forming those tight-knit relationships fueled Sproles to train her hardest, not just for her own success, but for the team\u2019s as well.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to forming close relationships, one of Sproles\u2019 favorite moments of the season was the 200 freestyle relay at conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all swam our hearts out and left everything in the pool. The moment the anchor touched the wall, we lifted our heads to the clock and knew we had broken the school record,\u201d Sproles said. \u201cIt was so rewarding to see the excitement in the eyes of my teammates after that race. I wouldn\u2019t trade that moment for anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chasing Seasonal Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Northen State\u2019s head swim coach Elyce Kastigar affirms that Sproles is not afraid to put in the effort to improve in technical aspects of the sport. Kastigar predicts that throughout the next few years, Sproles will break a few more school records and also shatter her best times from this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA few of Kayla\u2019s goals for the 2014-2015 season included, getting a 4.0 GPA, studying hard for tests and improving in her swimming,\u201d Kastigar said. \u201cShe accomplished all three of those goals and I think she even surprised herself with some of the incredible improvements she made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kastigar believes that a successful athlete is one who is engaged in and excited about the program, the coach, and the team. Sproles embodies that exact excitement, and is a wonderful example of how a student-athlete can perform well in both academics and sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving a great first season has definitely encouraged me and given me a new optimistic view of what I can achieve,\u201d Sproles said. \u201cIt showed me that with determination I can accomplish goals beyond what I could have ever imagined.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_132510\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sproles_Kayla_034.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-132510\" data-attachment-id=\"132510\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nsu-freshman-kayla-sproles-chasing-goals-and-honor-rolls\/kayla-sproles-northern-state-university-freshman-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sproles_Kayla_034.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3000,1996\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Greg Smith-NSU University Relations&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;April 17, 2015; Aberdeen, S.D.; Kayla Sproles, Northern State University swim team, from a November 2014 team practice. 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