Kelly Martyanov (Soccer, Centenary University) grew up in Greenwich. HelloNation asks student athletes one question about the place that raised them and records the answer on camera. This is Kelly Martyanov’s, in full.
The question
Tell a story about a moment when your hometown came together or achieved something that made you proud.
The answer, as recorded
Transcript. What follows is a transcript of the video above, in Kelly Martyanov’s own words. It has not been rewritten, and no part of it was drafted for them.
Um, I would say the biggest moment was when I was in high school Greenwich High School at Greenwich High School, and we made it to the state semifinals for the first time in a while. Um, and it was a huge deal and that was for basketball and then unfortunately COVID cut the season short so we were going to make it to the finals. And I remember everyone was cheering for for us we had like at least 1000 people on the stands. And I was a big part of that even though I was coming off the bench I was only 15 at the time but I was a big part of that and it was a huge deal, because we were playing staples in the finals and then COVID ruined that for us but then fast forward two years later, and we made it to the state quarterfinals for the first time in history actually at Greenwich High School under coach Simon Rumble and it was a huge deal and I scored two goals in that game, even though we lost in overtime but it was a huge deal and I actually got recruited by the University of Hartford after that so it was a huge deal for me, and I started getting do you want attention and that's where I got my move to Gardner Webb University and got a full ride there so it was a really big moment for Greenwich for us to make it so far in those. Make it so far and the FC acts and states.
Recorded by HelloNation as part of its athlete voices program and published by Hello Newswire, HelloNation’s good news newswire. The words are the speaker’s own.
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