{"id":3324,"date":"2026-04-20T08:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/?p=3324"},"modified":"2026-04-25T03:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T08:33:47","slug":"meet-a-cavalier-monday-eleanor-marshall-leads-with-hard-work-and-dedication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/2026\/04\/20\/meet-a-cavalier-monday-eleanor-marshall-leads-with-hard-work-and-dedication\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet A Cavalier Monday: Eleanor Marshall Leads With Hard Work And Dedication"},"content":{"rendered":"

Student Athlete Eleanor Marshall shows off her soccer ball in JCCC gym.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

(Photo by: Khadeeja Saleem)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Eleanor Marshall got a notification on her phone that a lab assignment was due at the end of class. The only problem? She was at the gym. She did what she thought was best.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She ran and was over an hour late for a three-hour lab.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That moment stuck with Samantha Baker, Assistant Professor at JCCC, who later described the decision to run to class as the reason she recommended her for Meet a Cavalier Monday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOn the first day of class, she runs in an hour late\u2013like, sprints through the door face completely red,\u201d Baker said. \u201cShe\u2019s out of breath, and instead of skipping, she ran over and took accountability immediately.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Marshall remembered not wanting to start the semester that way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was not going to start with a zero,\u201d Marshall said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Professor Baker went on to say that Marshall showed immediate ownership, and that was outstanding from her perspective.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cShe took accountability,\u201d Baker said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Accountability and hard work have defined Marshall\u2019s time as a student-athlete at JCCC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the middle of her second season with the Cavaliers, Marshall is not a team captain. But Jim Schwab, head coach of the Cavaliers women\u2019s soccer team, describes her as a leader.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c[She\u2019s a] very good leader, [a] quiet leader,\u201d Schwab said. \u201cShe is a leader by example.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Marshall does not consider herself a leader, but she does think she leads by example. Leading by example came from playing team sports, including softball, volleyball and soccer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been on a team almost my entire life,\u201d Marshall said. \u201cEven in a lab class where you\u2019re working with three other people, that\u2019s still a team.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As a freshman, Marshall proved to the sophomores on the team that she could work hard to earn her spot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI knew coming in, I had to earn my starting spot,\u201d Marshall said. \u201cOther girls were competing, so you compete every day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Marshall\u2019s goal is to be a teacher after she graduates. Her interest in teaching started as a freshman when she took an introductory education class. A mock teaching lesson in front of the class almost made her quit.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen he told us we would have to teach in front of the class, I was like, \u2018I want to drop this class, I don\u2019t want to do this,\u2019\u201d Marshall said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She wanted to be in education, so she knew she needed to show some determination and get through the class.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf this is something I really want to do, I need to stick through this, and I need to take this class,\u201d Marshall said.<\/span><\/p>\n

And she is glad she did, because the class showed her exactly what she wanted to do after graduating from college.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI ended up sticking through the class, and I loved it,\u201d Marshall said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Marshall plans to transfer to Fort Hays State University, play soccer and study education after completing her time at JCCC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Above all, she will continue to set an example for teammates and classmates by balancing practice and classes as a student-athlete.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI just show up and play,\u201d Marshall said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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