Jamie Sierocki poses with her track uniform Jamie Sierocki
Sophomore thrower Jamie Sierocki has been through a roller coaster ride of athletics, but without it she wouldn’t be who she is.
Sierocki started throwing when she was in sixth grade after she was introduced to track by her middle school softball coach, Mitch Stein; it fared to be a great idea in the long run.
“I had no idea what it was, eventually I tried Shotput and Discus and fell in love with it,” said Sierocki.
For a while, Sierocki played basketball, softball, and track but when she attended Lincoln-Way East High School, along came bumps in the road. In Sierocki’s freshman year of high school she broke her back in two places which altered her career.
“I didn’t know if I would ever be able to play again, although after months of recovery and PT I managed to get healthy and start doing what I love again,” Sierocki said of her injury.
Recovering from injury is never an easy thing to do, the mental and physical toll it takes on an athlete. The thing about injuries is that they heal.
In Sierocki’s junior year of highschool things would turn tide for the better. Although Sierocki quit basketball and softball after 11 years to focus on throwing, Lincoln-Way East would win state that year.
It’s not easy to let go of a sport, especially one that someone has played for a long time; with every broken bridge lies a new path. Sierocki’s hard work would hit paydirt and when it did, it would make her life in the future easier.
On December 12th, 2021 Sierocki signed at Saint Xavier University to further her education and throwing career. Adapting to the college level is difficult for many athletes, but for Sierocki that was not an issue.
In her first year at Saint Xavier Sierocki broke the school javelin record and this year she broke the school record in shot put. In just two years she holds two school records and there is more to come for Sierocki.
“This sport has given me so much and I love taking it all in with my teammates,” Sierocki said of her team, “they are all so supportive and loving.”
Sierocki credits her success to the ones who helped her throughout her career. Coaches, along with former and current teammates, she gives her gratitude to and thanks them for their support.
When asked about continuing her career after college, Sierocki joked “Nope, I think my back will thank me too! I will definitely go and play 16 inch softball though.”
With two years down and two years left, Sierocki knows what goes into being a college athlete.
Serocki put an emphasis on time management how important it is, and why it is an important quality to have when being a college athlete.
“It’s truly a hard task and it’s so easy to say for some people. Although if you’re like me and school has not always been easy for you it’s hard to manage both a sport and classes every day,” said Sierocki.
Up to this point of Sierocki’s life it has had its ups and downs and trials and tribulations, but she stuck with it through it all. It’s been a rollercoaster ride, but Sierocki plans to stick it out until the end.
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