TRACK: GEOFFRY COLLINS

How long have you participated track and field?

I have have done track for four years. I started because Ethan Fogg was starting out in sports and wanted me to try wrestling with him but I was like no, so I started track instead in eighth grade, and I have kept participating in track since then.

What’s one of your most memorable moments in track?

Freshman year Andrew Loutzenhiser threw and he got twenty or so feet and I threw better than him. We later found out that he threw a girl’s shot put, and I still did better than him.

What qualities do you look for in your teammates?

Dedication, hard work, and humor. Humor is great especially if you’re waiting for your event to come up.

What qualities do you look for in your teammates?

I look for teammates who is always trying to help others improve as a person and as an athlete, also someone who is supportive of themselves and each other and pushes themselves to do better.

SOFTBALL: ZOE SPEELMON, JUNIOR

How long have you participated in softball?

I have been playing softball since eighth grade. I started playing because my sister played and my friends started to play.

What’s the best part about softball?

I like the team and how we all have really good chemistry with each other and I love the sport as well.

What is the most challenging part about softball? 

The most challenging part is the conditioning and getting used to the new coaches when I came up from junior varsity to varsity.

What’s one of your most memorable moments?

The bus rides, we all like to play jokes on each other.

GOLF: LAKE WILKS, JUNIOR

How long have you participated in golf?

Since I was eight, my grandpa gave me a set of clubs and then I started golfing.

What is the best part about golfing?

You’re a part of a team but your results depend on yourself and it’s very peaceful.

What is an important value or skill you have learned from golf?

Patience and self control because if you have one bad hole you can’t let it get to you because you will play rest of the round badly but it teaches you to control your emotions and keep yourself calm.

What’s one of your most memorable moments?

One time I was playing in Arizona and I was 50 yards away from the green when I hit the ball and it went into the hole and I was really excited about it.

TRACK: HEATHER WALLACE, FRESHMAN

How long have you participated track and field?

I have done track since middle school. It started as an excuse to hang out with my friends, but I discovered that it is something that I enjoyed and genuinely wanted to do.

What’s one of your most memorable moments in track?

When I first joined the team and when I first met everyone they were all very welcoming and it really helped when I moved here as a new student.

What qualities do you look for in your teammates?

I look for teammates who is always trying to help others improve as a person and as an athlete, also someone who is supportive of themselves and each other and pushes themselves to do better.