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As the top recruits across the county assemble in Beaverton, Oregon for Nikes The Opening, RecruitingNation asked them what the worst part of being recruited was.

RecruitingNation's Dave Hooker asks 2014 defensive end Da'Shawn Hand (Woodbridge (Va.)) about his invitation to The Opening and already being named a team captain.

Mater Dei's (Santa Ana, Calif.) Ty Moore is generally regarded as one of the nation's top prep performers at the plate, but that hasn't stopped him from being blown away by his experience at the 2011 Area Code Baseball Games presented by New Balance.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Michele Smith says the key to throwing the changeup is selling the pitch and being aggressive off the pitching rubber.

Junior pitcher Paige McDuffee of The Woodlands (The Woodlands, Texas) thanks her teammates after being surprised with the Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year Award.

Junior pitcher Paige McDuffee of The Woodlands (The Woodlands, Texas) shares her thoughts after being named the Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year.

Austin Rivers of Winter Park (Winter Park, Fla.) talks to SportsCenter anchor Jay Harris after being named 2011 McDonald's Morgan Wootten Player of the Year. See Austin in the Elite 24 special March 24 on ESPNU.

Andy Simms, president of PlayersRep Sports Management, talks with Phil Murphy about the best and worst facets of being a sports agent in ESPN RISE Magazine.

2010-11 Gatorade National XC Girls ROY Aisling Cuffe being surpised by Olympian Allyson Felix

As snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler prepares for Winter X in Aspen, Colo., the Olympic medalist sat with ESPN RISE to talk about growing up playing the sport she loved and what it was like being a teen athlete.

Nick Narcisse, a defensive end at Katy (Katy, Texas), returned to the football field just seven months after being diagnosed with a rare form of throat cancer.

Breckenridge (Breckenridge, Ky.) wide receiver Chance Anthony was born with the lower-half of his right arm missing. But that hasn't stopped him from being a two-way football starter, a basketball player or from catching two touchdowns on Homecoming.

Reily Buechler talks with us about the Cal Challenge and being a freshman.

Austin Rivers, a guard from Winter Park (Winter Park, Fla.), chats with Nicole Haynes of ESPN RISE after being named Marques Johnson Squad MVP at the Boost Mobile Elite 24.

Myck Kabongo, a guard from Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) committed to Texas, chats with Nicole Haynes of ESPN RISE after being named Raymond Lewis Squad MVP at the Boost Mobile Elite 24.

James McAdoo, a forward from Norfolk Christian (Norfolk, Va.) committed to North Carolina, chats with Nicole Haynes of ESPN RISE after being named Marques Johnson Squad MVP at the Boost Mobile Elite 24.