San Diego State senior has overcome injuries throughout his career to become leader on defense and an inspiration to his Aztecs teammates
Michael Shawcroft couldn’t wait to get on the football field at San Diego State, so much so that he started showing up for spring practices and meetings even before he was enrolled at SDSU.
Shawcroft and the other seniors will be saluted Saturday night at Snapdragon Stadium when SDSU closes out the regular season against Air Force . He has injured his right leg several times, requiring arthroscopic repair on two occasions, and wears a brace on the knee when he practices and plays.“One of the things at San Diego State that we pride ourselves on is our physical and mental toughness,” Shawcroft said. “It’s something I’ve prided myself on. It’s something I was raised on.Shawcroft spends as much time in the trainers’ room as the film room. His practice time is managed in such a way that he can be game ready but not game weary.
Shawcroft said he never was injured during his high school career at nearby Helix High, where he was the county’s 2018 Defensive Player of the Year. “I wanted to come in with the best chance that I could to play,” Shawcroft said. “I talked to the staff at the time. They said I could come to meetings and watch the practices, so that’s what I did.“The biggest thing for me was seeing the players, seeing the dynamic of the team, seeing how practices went. Little things like that that you don’t usually see until you get on campus.”
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