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Noah Priest senior Hinsdale When did you start swimming? I've been swimming since I was 6, first on the Hinsdale Town Team, then I moved to the Hinsdale Swim Club until age 10. Now I train with FMC Aquatics out of Westmont on their national team (when not competing for Central). What are your strongest events? The 50, 100 and 200 freestyle. I used to swim butterfly but I switched to freestyle. My favorite race is the 200 freestyle, because you have to conserve your energy a...
Avery Anderson senior Hinsdale How long have you been on the bowling team? Since freshman year. I did it for fun and then I found out that I actually had some talent at it, so I kept going with it. My dad also did bowling in high school. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I like the fact that it's an individual sport, but we can also work as a team and we motivate each other. That makes it more fun - and we learn from each other. Do you have any pre-match rituals? I'm ver...
Greg Theotikos Senior Hinsdale When did you first start playing soccer? My first time ever playing soccer I was like 3 or 4 during AYSO. I started club soccer probably when I was 10. What do you enjoy most about the sport? The great people. I've been playing with the same group of people for a while. It's always nice to get out of the house and play soccer with a great group of people. It's just fun. It's a sport I've been watching and playing forever. I've come to enjoy...
Kit Schneider Clarendon Hills Senior How is your senior season going? We're all working really hard and we have big goals. High school goes by much faster than you think. What do you enjoy about swimming? I've always been a huge fan of being in water, and the whole idea of swimming and competing. I remember coming home from school one day and saying, "Mom, I want to compete in swimming." How have your skills developed since freshman year? I've improved on my practicing skills...
Emil Riegger senior Hinsdale What do you enjoy about golf? I've always loved how one good shot can keep you going for the rest of the round and switch a bad round to a good round. How have you helped lead the team as a senior? I definitely wanted the team to do well and tried to give support if someone was feeling down or struggling. Before a match I'd have the team form some strategies for playing the course. Do you enjoy golf as a team sport? When you're playing on a team, t...
Sarah Thornton Senior Hinsdale When did you first start golfing? I started golfing the very beginning of middle school. My brother played and I kind of took over one of his lessons and just started playing. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I love meeting new people and being able to practice. It's really calming for me and what I do in my free time. Do you have any pre-meet rituals or routines? I always listen to music and I have to eat something before I play and...
Sarah Fischer Senior Hinsdale When did you first start running? Sixth grade. My parents both ran in college - that was how they met - and my older sister was also a runner on the high school team. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I enjoy the team aspect of it and how cross country, even though it is very individualized, you are still working with your teammates and uplifting them and using them to make you better. I like that we're all really close on our team and get...
Aidan Murphy Senior Willowbrook When did you first start playing football? I first started playing in second grade. I played for my local team in Pop Warner. I think it was fifth grade where I started playing Falcons. Since I was a bigger kid, I always played a year up. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I used to play other team sports like soccer and basketball and baseball. I feel like it’s a different type of team chemistry. The pregame, the sense of family — it’s been more in football and that’s why I’ve always love...
Name: Blake Edmonds Year: senior Hometown: Oak Brook When did baseball first capture your heart? Really when I moved to Chicago in first grade. My Central teammate Harry Fandre's mom kind of got me involved. Our senior group is especially tight. I'm definitely going to miss them. We played Little League together and onto Central. What do you enjoy about the sport? I just love how much the failures defines your success. It takes doing every small detail right, and if you don't...
Name: Mujtaba "Moose" Ali-Khan Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you first start playing tennis? I first picked up a racket at around 7. My dad played college tennis, so that kind of had an impact on me. What do you enjoy most about the sport? The competitiveness and then seeing my growth on the court - how I can improve and reach more goals and kind of getting the best out of myself. How have you improved since your freshman year? I think strategizing with the game and...
Name: Matt Hughes Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale What's your earliest memory of playing volleyball? I started playing volleyball in seventh grade at CHMS. It was a lot of fun. What do you love about the sport? Mostly I've had really good teammates throughout all of my years of playing. It was pretty easy to pick up, but I've been working on my game ever since. How have you evolved as a player since freshman year? Freshman year I changed from middle to setter, and the coaches...
Name: Annette Ciupek Year: senior Hometown: Willowbrook When did you first start playing lacrosse? I started playing in third grade. I did a program called IGLA for a few years before I moved on to club. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I developed a lot of good friendships with lacrosse and that helped me transition to high school. I love the idea of a team sport. I like the competitive aspect of it and also how creative I can be in lacrosse. There are different plays,...
Name: Michael D'Aprile Year: senior Hometown: Clarendon Hills What was your first experience playing water polo? I never played water polo until my freshman year. I made a bunch of great memories with the team, and I enjoyed that good spirit of community. What's it like having a full season again? It's awesome. It's really great to just get back to a normal schedule. Last year we weren't able to play in any tournaments, so it's fun to share that experience with underclassmen...
Name: Aishvarya Godla Year: senior Hometown: Oak Brook How long have you played badminton? I started playing freshman year, and I realized late in my freshman season that I could take my performance up a notch. Junior year and this season I've played on the varsity team. What you enjoy about the sport? Being able to work with my friends and being able to use strategy in matches and push myself to the limit on the court. How have you improved since freshman year? I think now...
Name: Olivia Zelenka Year: senior Hometown: Clarendon Hills How is it having a full water polo season again? It’s been awesome so far, especially with the new (Don Watson Aquatic Center) pool. We’ve had a lot more girls come out for the team this year, and it’s fun seeing everyone experience new things. When did you start playing water polo? I’ve been playing since seventh grade, but I started playing goalie my freshman year. I have a pretty strong throwing arm. I after I...
Name: Colin Xiang Year: senior Hometown: Clarendon Hills When did you first start gymnastics? I started my sophomore year of high school. My friend was doing it at the time. I went in for practice one day and I was kind of on the team. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I think being able to overcome your challenges and achieving your goals is really cool. Once you get a skill that you've been practicing for a while, it's a lot of satisfaction. How did you become a...
Name: Erin Milligan Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale What drew you to track? I've liked to run since I was little. It was just a sport that I thought was really fun, and I actually started track in middle school. How have you evolved since freshman year? I think I've gotten a lot more confident racing. I've always been competitive, but I believe in my training more now and can put myself in better position now than when I was a freshman. You've transitioned from sprints to...
Name: Kaila Kuo Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you first start playing softball? I did taekwondo from third grade up until middle school. My dad wanted me to get involved in team sports. He said I could do track or softball. I figured softball would have less running, so I did softball. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I just like meeting new people, hanging out with them and being able to build that team relationship. It's not like other friends you find at...
Name: Braxton Bokos Year: senior Hometown: Oak Brook When did you first start swimming? Competitively I started swimming around 6 or 7 at the Oak Brook Stars. My parents come from a heavy swimming background, so they had me in the water from two weeks out of the womb. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I enjoy the team bonding you get through the sport. I come from a triathlon background as well, and the one thing I enjoy most about swimming is you have a lot of...
Name: Max Pohlenz Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you first start wrestling? Freshman year I tried out for the Mock Trial team and I got cut from that. I was looking for something to do in winter and (coach Jason) Hayes gave me the recruiting pitch and I was hooked. What do you enjoy most about the sport? It's very much a sport where you get what you put in. I think that idea to win and be good at something through sheer will and sheer mental toughness just kind of...
Name: Sofia Gomez Year: senior Hometown: Clarendon Hills How is the bowling season going so far? It's pretty fun. I'm doing pretty good and I enjoy being with my friends. They're really, really kind people. When did you join the bowling program? I actually started as a sophomore because I believed it was interesting and I wanted to enjoy at least one sport from high school and experience the competitive nature of it and just have fun. What's the most difficult aspect of the...
Name: Jackson Haag Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you first start playing hockey? When I was 5 years old. My mom took me to a learn-to-skate thing at Darien Sportsplex. I liked it a lot from the beginning. I tried other sports and that by far was my favorite one. What do you enjoy most about the sport? The team aspect is one really good thing about it. The combination of skating and then skill with the stick I like a lot. How is it coming back after a...
Name: Eleanor Monyek Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you know you wanted to pursue basketball? My whole life I've kind of been pursuing the sport. I had two older brothers that played basketball, and my dad was always the coach. Watching them as role models, basketball became my true passion. How have you improved as player since freshman year? I think I've improved as an athlete and a leader on the court. I've had a bigger role on the team each year, and I've become...
Name: Lauren Borhani Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you start playing volleyball? I started playing in the fourth grade at New Wave and I've been playing ever since. A lot of my friends had older sisters who played, so that influenced me to start playing. What do you enjoy most about the sport? I just love competing and I love how fast-paced the game is. One of my favorite things is also that it is very team-oriented. I love being out on the court with my teammates....
Name: Abhi Reddy Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you first start running? Beginning of sophomore year. I had a good two mile in soccer for tryouts, so I decided to try out and see how it goes. What has kept you involved? My teammates have been really supportive through quarantine and everything else. We had a good mindset and kept each other motivated through Zoom calls and training schedules and that kind of thing that kept me motivated. What do you enjoy most about...
