Leona Mesishcheva

Student-Athlete · Boxer · Delegate

About

I compete in three rooms that don't usually share an athlete: a boxing ring, a soccer field, and a Model UN podium. Each one taught me the same lesson differently — prepare relentlessly, then perform under pressure. I started in ballroom dance as a child, moved into team sports and combat sports as I got older, and picked up Model UN because I wanted a place to argue ideas as carefully as I drill a combination. [Optional closing sentence about academic interest or college goal once confirmed.]

Experience

Varsity Athlete · Kennedy Cougars Soccer — [Years] I play [position] on the [Varsity / JV] squad, jersey #9. [Add specifics: starting role, team record, playoff runs, captain or leadership role.]

Competitive Boxer · [Gym Name — to confirm] — [Years] I'm an amateur competitor training under [Coach Name] and compete on the Golden Gloves of America circuit, including the [Tournament of Champions / regional qualifier] in [Year]. My weeks are built around [X] hours of ring work, conditioning, and bout prep.

Delegate · National High School Model United Nations (NHSMUN) — New York, NY · [Year] I represented [Ethiopia] in the Commission on Population and Development (CPD), drafted resolution language on [topic], and delivered floor remarks at [committee session / closing plenary].

[Add 1–2 more roles if available: club leadership, volunteer work, part-time job, summer program, peer tutoring, etc.]

Athletics

Boxing — [Gym Name to confirm] · Golden Gloves Circuit

I started boxing in [Year]. I expected a workout; I got an entirely different way of thinking about pressure. You can't outsource a round to anyone else, you can't talk your way out of a punch, and you find out very quickly what kind of preparation you actually did that week.

Golden Gloves of America — Tournament of Champions · [Placement, Year]
[Local / regional title or notable bout — once confirmed]
[Sparring partners, training camps, or notable coaches — if applicable]
[Charity exhibition, women-in-boxing initiative, or community involvement — if applicable]

Soccer — Kennedy Cougars · Jersey #9

Soccer is the part of my week where I don't have to make every decision alone. I play [position] for the [Varsity / JV] Cougars and have been part of the program since [Year].

[Team record, division finish, or playoff appearance — once confirmed]
[Personal stats — goals, assists, clean sheets, etc.]
[Leadership role — captain, co-captain, team rep — if applicable]
[Off-season club soccer or showcases — if applicable]

Leadership — Model Un

NHSMUN · Delegation of Ethiopia · CPD Committee

Model UN is where I learned that an argument is only as good as the research underneath it. Preparing for the Commission on Population and Development meant reading actual UN documents, sourcing real demographic data, and being ready to defend a country whose policy positions don't always match my own. The hardest and most useful part was learning to listen — to other delegates, to the chair, to the room — before speaking.

[Add a sentence about a specific moment: a successful amendment, a coalition built, a speech that landed.]

Early Foundation — Ballroom Dance

Competitive Ballroom · [Years, e.g., Age 7–12]

Before the ring and before the field, there was the dance floor. I competed for [X] years in [Latin / Standard] categories at regional youth events, medaling at [X] competitions. It's where I first learned the basics everything since has been built on: how to drill a movement until it's automatic, how to perform when judges are watching, how to lose well and come back the next weekend.

Skills & Interests

Languages

I speak English [natively / fluently] and [Russian / Ukrainian] [fluently / conversationally]. [Optional: I'm also studying [Spanish / French] at the [intermediate / advanced] level.]

My strongest areas in school are [subject 1] and [subject 2], with coursework in [AP / Honors classes once confirmed]. I'm drawn to subjects that reward careful reading and structured argument.

Most of my time outside school goes to training — boxing, conditioning, and team practice. When I'm not in a gym or on a field, I follow international affairs and current events, and [optional: read / write / photograph / travel / other interest once confirmed].