Word: hendrickse
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Hendricks, of course, was accepted, but not before being courted by a plethora of other schools. He was recruited by Baylor, Georgia Tech, Miami of Ohio, Fresno State, Tulane and Wichita State, among others. But besides Harvard, two schools truly tempted Hendricks—Rice and West Point.
“When I had a great senior season, they came knocking, but it was too late,” Hendricks says. “I was already committed to Harvard. I didn’t want to renege on my commitment.”
Cadet coach Dan Roberts knew he wanted Hendricks long before his senior season started. When Hendricks’ father, retired Army veteran Art Hendricks, first suggested playing for the Academy during Trey’s junior year, his son was reluctant. But after visiting West Point—which was...
“West Point pretty much promised me, ‘You are going to bat third, play first and pitch a game every single weekend,’” Hendricks says. “So that was kind of [what tempted me]. I didn?...
But playing right away wasn’t enough if it meant he couldn’t keep playing after graduation. So after procuring a congressional nomination and gaining acceptance to arguably the most selective university in America, Hendricks said no.