| School: Grant | Graduation Year: 2004 |
Year Inducted: 2019
Sports Played: Soccer, Basketball, Track and Field
High School Honors: 3 Soccer letters. 1st Team All-PIL as Junior and Senior; Team MVP as Junior and Senior; on 3 PIL Championship Teams.
2 Basketball letters.
4 Track & Field letters. Team MVP as Sophomore, Junior, and Senior; State Champion 4x400m Relay and 2nd as a Team at State as Senior. PIL Track Champion in 1500m as Freshman, 800m and 4x400m Relay as Sopho- more, and 4x400m Relay as Senior.
PIL Sportswoman of the Year as Senior; MAC Scholar Athlete in 2002.
Post High School Career: Gonzaga University, 4 Letters in Soccer, ranked 4th all-time in assists; received BA Degree in Public Relations. WCC All-Conference 2nd Team as Freshman; Honorable Mention as Sophomore and Junior; part of Gonzaga Women’s Soccer Inaugural NCAA College Cup Team Freshman year. A finalist in 2006 for the Bill Hayward Amateur Athlete of the Year. Presently Assistant Coach of Varsity Soccer and Track & Field at Grant High School; owner Green Bridge Coffee.
Commentary:
At Grant, I relished being part a team that proudly wore the blue and grey. The lessons I learned from playing sports reach far beyond any athletic arena. Whether in a game or at practice, my coaches shaped me into not only a successful athlete, but a person who cares about TEAM and the greater good. My teammates challenged me to give my whole self to the sport and to be there for each other both on and off the field or court. At Grant, the role of “student-athlete” was not taken lightly—I learned to pursue athletics while at the same time staying committed to academic success as well.
My time as a Grant General are some of the best memories of my life, and even now I find myself a little jealous of the Grant students I have the privilege of coaching—they have no idea how good they have it, I find myself often thinking. It’s a huge honor to be recognized by the PIL with this achievement!