Athlete of the Month: Jake Bentley

Name: Jake Bentley

School: Trinity Prep

Age: 18

Class Year: 2015

Accomplishments: Football: Team Defensive MVP (2013 season), leading tackler for small schools in Central Florida (2013), top-5 in tackles for all schools (2013); Track and Field: 4-by-400-meter district champ, region champ, and state finalist (2014), school 4-by-400-meter school record.

Favorite Athletes: Johnny Manziel, Brian Cushing, Jack Dempsey

Hopes for the future: I hope to enjoy every last minute of high school I have left, and hopefully use my athletic ability to help receive an excellent college degree.

What would you like to study in college and why: I would love to study creative writing in college because, outside of athletics, it is my primary passion, and a career in writing would be a dream come true. However, due to lack of career choices in the creative writing world, I will probably take a double major in economics.

What do you like to do for fun: Weightlifting is a great release for me and always puts me in a better mood. Also, I enjoy hanging out with my friends and family for fun.

Why do you like being a Trinity Prep Saint: I love being a Trinity Prep Saint because it completely personifies what it means to be a scholar-athlete, and it means a lot to be held to such a high standard.

Anything else: I would like to thank every coach, teammate, trainer, friend and family member who has ever helped me during my athletic career because I would be nowhere without them. Go Saints!