Senior Isabel Niermeyer
girls varsity soccer
Q: How many years have you played your sport?
A: I have been playing soccer since I was 5, so around 12 or 13 years. I started playing club soccer when I was 9.
Q: What has been your biggest accomplishment this season?
A: My biggest accomplishment is beating the record for most goals in all four years of varsity.
Q: What do you do outside of team practice to better yourself at your sport?
A: I’ve been playing club soccer for seven years during the fall which keeps me ready for the season.
Q: Is there a coach that has helped you get to where you are in your sport?
A: All of our coaches this year have played a really big role, but specifically Coach [Scott] James and Coach [Katie] Sarvas have helped push me to be where I am.
Q: What advice would you give to the younger athletes on your team?
A: Give each game your all because you never know when it could be your last. Also, enjoy it while it’s here because your high school seasons go by so fast.
Q: What is your favorite pregame meal?
A: I get Panera chicken noodle soup, a baguette and a strawberry smoothie before every single game day.
Q: Do you have a postgame recovery routine?
A: I don’t have anything specific, but the team stretches after games. I also ice whatever’s hurting.
Senior Jamie Wright
varsity football
Q: How many years have you played your sport?
A: It’s my first year of high school football, but I played third through eighth grade then quit and came back.
Q: What has been your biggest accomplishment this season?
A: Breaking four school records: receiving yards in a game, receiving touchdowns in a game, receptions in a season and receiving yards in a season.
Q: What do you do outside of team practice to better yourself at your sport?
A: Some of us get routes in with [starting quarterback] Jackson [Frey] on most Sundays. Also on Sundays, we watch film and go over our plays to prepare for the more important games of the season.
Q: Is there a coach that has helped you get to where you are in your sport?
A: Coach Jon Robinson helped me because he was the one who got me to come out and play for my senior year.
Q: What is advice you would give to younger athletes on your team?
A: Don’t take this sport for granted, put as much work as you can, and if you really are committed, then do the most you can with it while you have the time.
Q: What is your favorite pregame meal?
A: My pregame meal is Jimmy John’s, the #13.
Q: Do you have a postgame recovery routine?
A: I heat my back and do ice baths after games.
