Motivation is clearly not an issue for Syrah Mills.
The 17-year-old, Grade 12 student at Saint Francis has committed to Monmouth University for the fall of 2025 to row and study biology, but having a scholarship sewn up doesn’t mean she can finally take a breather.
On the contrary, Mills feels things are just getting started.
“It’s funny, because people keep saying to me, ‘You don’t have to worry about anything now, you can just let go,’ Mills said. “But I know I’m training harder and I’m working harder because I know that this is one step, but I still have four years of a major that I want to complete. I want to complete a biology major, and I’d like to go to med school.
“It’s the start of something, not the end of something.”
Mills committed to the school, located in West Long Branch, N.J., following a visit to the campus.
“It was a really easy process because the second I stepped foot on campus, it was a no-brainer,” she said. “It was just beautiful. I went in November and it was still really nice.”
Mills also hit it off with head women’s rowing coach Scott Belford and his staff.
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