i'd also throw in their that you were a crack stick and rudder guy from day one on that solo x-c.

PS- did you happen to lean the engine on that flight, i know i wouldn't have as a student pilot...and @ max cruise in the skychickens, we'd get fuel flows in excess of 15 gal/hr if you left it full rich and ran that bird @ redline.

If i were in your case, check and see if its on your record, check and see if its an incident (i believe it is) explain that you were young, new to aviation, and that was a real learning experience for you, and move on. Sure they'll see the same, and have no quirms with it. Good luck.