The FCA Athlete of the Month is Colin Whitson from Oxford High School. Whitson is a three-sport athlete at Oxford and a member of the FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) chapter. 

“I am a junior in high school and I play basketball, football, and I’m running track this year,” said Whitson. “I first became involved in FCA when I was in 7th grade. My Dad’s brother-in-law introduced me to FCA and I’ve been doing it ever since.”

Whitson said his faith helps him as a student-athlete when things are not going his way. “My faith helps me in athletics because whenever I want to give up and just quit I remember that Jesus never quit and he gave his life for us so why would I quit now,” said Whitson. 

Whitson said he enjoys the opportunity to meet new people through FCA.  “I really enjoy being able to go the Fall and Spring conferences they have, I enjoy meeting new people and building my faith in god,” he said. “My advice if you want to join FCA is just go for it. There isn’t any harm in joining and if you don’t like it then you don’t have to do it next year, but I thought I won’t like it and I loved it so just go for it.”