Jerseys Over the Years pg.34 Multisport Sensations

MULTI SPORT

text by PARKER BATES, HENRY BOLTE, and JOSH BUTLER

NatalIe NEUMMaN

Although only a freshman she already dominates the court, the pool, and the track.

She played JV water polo in the fall, varsity basketball in the winter, and is currently finishing up her first season of track and field, where she has been pulled up to the varsity for championships. Basketball, in which she was one of only three freshmen who made the varsity team this, is her favorite sport out of her three. This is because she has been playing it the longest and enjoys it the most. On top of sports, Neumann takes several difficult classes that she has to balance with practices and training, and while she admits everything can be overwhelming at times, she loves it too much to stop.

Brody SIMINSoN

One of the many multi-sport seniors here at Paly, he plays both basketball and football.

Simison, a two way star on the football field can also be found dribbling up and down the court in the winter, and breaking PR’s in the 100 meters in the spring. Simison’s favorite sport used to be basketball, but as high school continued, and the amount of touchdowns he scored grew, football took over as his top-runner. The fall of his senior year, Brody scored over fifteen touchdowns and achieved eight interceptions. Simison will likely continue his academic and athletic career with football and attributes much of his success in sports, and happiness in life, to his athletic balancing act.

SENSATIONS

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JorEll ClArK

He is a multisport freshman who does cross country in the fall, basketball in the winter, and track in spring.

Basketball is his favorite sport out of the three and he can often be found using the hoop in his backyard, perfecting his shooting and dribbling. Clark spends around twenty hours every week training for track and basketball on top of the ten hours allocated to homework and studying. He balances his school work and athletics by being productive with his free time, early mornings, prep periods, and primes. Doing multiple sports bring not only excitement but also joy into his life and he couldn’t imagine anything but.

thea eNACHE

She has been a multisport athlete throughout her high school career, playing both basketball and volleyball.

Although she started basketball first, she enjoys both basketball and volleyball equally. Aside from school sports, Enache plays club volleyball and works out alone --in the form of lifting, cross-training, and technique skills-- during and after the seasons. Because the Paly volleyball championship season overlaps with the beginning of the basketball season, Enache has to balance both sports along with her homework load. Although this is incredibly challenging, it is also very rewarding. It has helped her grow and learn as a person and she will continue her athletic journey playing Division I volleyball at San Diego State University.