Spencer Sotelo to play 2 sports in college

WASHINGTON — Although Spencer Sotelo is fast, he was slow about choosing a college.

He received help from former Washington football coaches Garrison Carter and James Harris. What prolonged the process was Sotelo wanting to wait until track season was over, but many colleges did not want to hear that, including the University of Northern Iowa.

“I was waiting for track offers then what I got wasn’t what I wanted,” Sotelo said. “What got me behind in the process was telling school I wanted to wait and that turned them off.”

Sotelo made one visit to William Penn University and that was enough to convince him to attend. The reason the visit on game day convinced him was because of emotion.

“I got a really good offer from there and my visit on Game Day convinced me,” Sotelo said. “Their whole team got really hyped and I was usually the hype man, so that kind of clinched it for me.”

The process of choosing a school is always weighted with potential and problems. There were a number of schools in Iowa that wanted him including Simpson, Northwestern, Coe, Cornell and others. Many schools wanted Sotelo, but not all were sure of him playing two sports.

Sotelo also considered going to Grand View where Trashaun Willis will play, but he has decided to be a Statesman.

Being the hype man for his favorite sports was a result of him being quite the talker. Taking that into account colored his career choice. His college plans are to study psychology and be a counselor.

“I talk a lot and I just think that is the kind of job that my talking will be an asset for me,” Sotelo said.

“William Penn talked about playing me in the slot and as a return man,” Sotelo said. “They said I could go right out of the gate but you never know that. There are no definites, no for sures.”

Sotelo knows one thing for sure, “Once a Demon always a Demon.”