<p>Again, I’d like to thank you guys, and gals for giving me your opinions, and support. </p>
<p>I will start to contact coaches at all the schools I listed, and see what I can do to distinguish myself from other applicants during my gap year. I plan on competing through the Summer, like you said riverrunner, and have been checking out the websites you linked Mini Van. They were very encouraging, and I think I will compare their results with my own marks to keep me motivated. </p>
<p>I’m very excited for the next few months and will tell you all how it goes, for better or worse, at the end of my search.</p>
<p>Best wishes, all of you.</p>