A Farewell to Senior Athletes

Jordan Upton is a senior on the Track and field team. Upton has participated on the track and field team for seven years. We asked the following questions. What inspired you to play this sport?  Whenever I was younger I would always race kids and then I saw the 2008 Olympics and knew I wanted to do track. What is your fondest memory of the sport?  Getting to go to Australia with kids from all around ...

Jacob Christian is a senior on the soccer team. Christian has played soccer for 14 years. We asked the following questions. What skills have you learned while playing this sport? Teamwork, how to make friends, hard work, and winning. What inspired you to play this sport? My family. What is your fondest memory of the sport?  Winning 8th grade champs/ region game ...

Hunter Hilbert is a senior on the baseball team. Hilbert has participated in baseball for nine years.  We asked the following questions. What skills have you learned while playing this sport?   teamwork and communication What inspired you to play this sport?   It struck me as interesting from a young age What is your fondest memory of th...

Kristen Jordan is a senior on the soccer team. Jordan has particpated in soccer for 13 years. We asked the following questions. What skills have you learned while playing this sport?  Communication is key to success. What inspired you to play this sport?  I was inspired by my mother because she played soccer and I wanted to be just like her. What is your fo...

Peyton Rose is a senior on the basketball and softball team. Rose has participated on  basketball and softball team for 14 and 10 years. We asked the following questions. What sport do you play, and how long have you played it?   basketball and softball What skills have you learned while playing this sport?   Cooperation and sportsmanship What inspired you...

Landon Saum is a senior on the track team. Saum has participated on the track team for six years. We asked the following questions. What skills have you learned while playing this sport? How to hurdle. What inspired you to play this sport?   Just to try something and ended up liking it. What is your fondest memory of the sport?  The time spent with the team, a...

Natalie Eller is a senior on the swim team, Eller has participated on the swim team for ten years but five on the high school team. What skills have you learned while playing this sport?  Hard work. What inspired you to play this sport?   Seeing my older brother Nathaniel swim. What is your fondest memory of the sport?  Learning t...

Peter McGowan is a senior on the track and field and cross country team. McGowan has participated in track and cross county for four years. We asked the following questions. What skills have you learned while playing this sport?  Primarily leadership and responsibility because I have been the team captain for the past two years for cross country and a senior leader for the track team as well What inspired you to play this sport...