December 2016
Jeff Ritter
“What’s stopping you?” Jeff constantly asks himself this question, and it motivates and empowers him daily. Jeff has been a member of Aztec Recreation since 2014. When he first came to SDSU he joined the Ultimate Frisbee Sport Club in order to make the most out of his membership. During one of the practices, he ended up falling down hard and spraining his arm, ending his season. “I couldn’t stand not participating in a sport so I started an Intramural Sports soccer team “UnReal Madrid” with some of my friends from my floor.” The team practiced and trained often, and ended their first season by winning one game: the last one. “Since then, as a team we’ve grown and made it to the playoffs every season.”
“I love the soccer leagues offered at SDSU,” he says. He loves that the fields are clean and in great shape. His favorite memory from his membership experience was placing third place in the indoor soccer playoff championships with a team made up of some of his closest friends.
Outside of Aztec Recreation, Jeff lives well by making his own smoothies. “I’m really big on smoothies. I keep my blender out so between classes I can bike home, cut some fruit and bananas into it, and have a healthy snack to refuel before biking back to campus.” He also bikes almost everywhere he goes, and he tries to go on runs at least 4 times a week to keep himself in shape and build up his stamina for soccer.
Jeff believes he is definitely an Aztec for life. He tries to make a positive impact on those around him and makes it a point to maintain a positive outlook on life. Congratulations, Jeff!
