Neuqua inducts four alumni to Athletic Hall of Fame

What do you recall as your most impactful or memorable experience as a student athlete? That was easy: winning State Title for wrestling in 2004. Teamwise, when we wrestled DeKalb we beat ‘em, first time ever, 2003. I think Coach Ruettiger described it as he thought the bleachers were going to cave in, so it was pretty loud and it was pretty exciting when we beat ‘em. That’s kind of when...

Reflecting back on your experience as a student athlete at Neuqua Valley, how has being a student athlete impacted your years following high school? Being a student-athlete has impacted my life in many ways. I think the time management aspect of learning how to balance my studies and practice and everything else that comes along with being a student athlete is just such a good life skill tha...

Reflecting back on your experience as a student athlete at Neuqua Valley, how has being a student athlete impacted your years following high school? Well first, it gave me the opportunity to go to school at the University of Nebraska, where I probably wouldn't have looked to go there in the first place. I was able to get my degree there and then just being a student athlete teaches you so many...

Reflecting back on your experience as a student athlete at Neuqua, how has being a student athlete impacted your years following high school? It's really been great to go to Neuqua. I think they do a great job at preparing people for life after high school. I went and attended Princeton University. I played sports there until all the time management skills and all of the communication skills t...