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Name: Renee Sladek

School: Merrill High School

Grade: 12

Volleyball Honors: A four-year varsity letter winner for the Bluejays … Earned unanimous first-team all-Wisconsin Valley Conference honors in each of the past three seasons after receiving honorable mention all-league recognition as a freshman … Team captain for coach Kris Albrecht in each of the past two seasons … Helped Merrill to a 7-5 finish in league play and 30-10 overall record as a senior … A 6-foot-1 outside hitter and middle blocker.

Basketball Honors: A four-year varsity letter winner … Earned second-team all-league honors as a freshman and unanimous first-team all-conference laurels as a sophomore and junior … Channel 7 All-Star in each of the past two seasons … Served as team captain for coach Melissa Yuska as a junior and senior … A versatile player who can play at forward or guard … Averaged 17.9 ppg as a junior and 16.8 ppg as a sophomore … Has committed to Northern Illinois on a NCAA Division I basketball scholarship.

Track & Field Honors: Placed sixth in the discus at the 2011 WIAA State Track and Field Meet in La Crosse … Won the indoor and outdoor high jump titles in the Wisconsin Valley Conference as a freshman … Team captain as a sophomore when she qualified for state in both the discus and shot put … Member of the conference champion 4x100 relay squad as a freshman.

Favorite Sport: “Basketball. This sport to me is the most intense, most competitive and it is the only one of three that is a ‘contact sport.’”

Best Part of High School Sports: “The best part of high school sports is winning a big game and knowing that all your hard work has paid off.”

Best Advice from a High School Coach: “The best advice I’ve gotten from a high school coach is to ‘just do what you love and have fun’ from Melissa Yuska.”

Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: “My most memorable moment in high school was my junior year when we won the sectional finals volleyball match against Marshfield to go to state.”

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: “The best part of playing three sports is the people you create bonds with, and the different types of experiences you get to have. Competing in many different sports helps you improve in many ways, including improving in the other sports. Many different muscles are built, it makes you more competitive and also more dedicated.”

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: “The toughest part of playing three sports is the time management aspect and that eventually you do get tired, but there are many opportunities for breaks.”

Favorite Opponent: “My favorite opponent is Wausau West during basketball season. Every year, the games are close and very intense.”

Favorite Professional Teams: Oklahoma City Thunder

Favorite Professional Athlete: Maya Moore

Favorite College Teams: University of Michigan men’s basketball team, and Northern Illinois women’s basketball team.

Cumulative GPA: 3.67

Toughest Individual You’ve Competed Against: “Taylor Varsho, a player from the Marshfield basketball team. She was a great athlete who was very skilled at the game.”

Most Admired High School Teammate: “Andi English. She was a role model for me when I was a freshman and she was a senior. She showed me how to be a good person a good student and a good athlete.”

College Plans: “Will be attending Northern Illinois University on a Basketball Scholarship. I plan to major in speech & language or audiology.”

Activities Outside of Sports: Conformation class, Youth group actives, Volunteer at Junior Jays Volleyball and Junior Jays Basketball Camps.

I Find it Relaxing to: “Spend time outside camping, boating, swimming or watching movies.”

Favorite TV show: ESPN SportCenter

Favorite Movie: Miracle

Favorite Musical Artists: Drake

Favorite Subject: Psychology

Favorite Restaurant: Buffalo Wild Wings

Favorite Website: Twitter.com

Other Family Members: Parents, Brian & Roxanne Sladek; brother, James.

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