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Triple Play Triple Threat -- Brielle Greenleaf, Evansville

02/09/2015, 9:30am CST
By Mark Miller

Name: Brielle Greenleaf

School: Evansville

Year: Senior

Cross Country Honors: A four-year letter winner for the Blue Devils and coach Quentin Yoerger ... Four-time team Most Valuable Player and four-time first-team all-Rock Valley Conference selection ... Three-time individual qualifier for the WIAA Division 2 State Cross Country Meet in Wisconsin Rapids ... Three-time Academic All-State selection ... Finished a personal-best 29th at the state meet as a freshman in 15:33.14.

Basketball Honors: Four-year starting point guard and letter winner for coach Jim Schoenenberger ... Honorable mention all-conference pick as a freshman and sophomore, and second-team choice as a junior in the Rock Valley ... Averaged 14.0 points per game as a junior ... Has scored 1,160 career points and is averaging 16.2 ppg as a senior ... Also averaging 3.5 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game for the Blue Devils ... Two-time team captain ... Offensive MVP for three years in a row ... All-time leading scorer at Evansville.

Track and Field Honors: Three-year letter winner entering senior season under coach Ron Thornton ... Member of the state-qualifying 3,200-meter relay team that set school and conference records as a freshman ... Holds the second-fastest time in the 3,200 run in school history ... Finished third at the conference meet in the 3,200 as a junior.

Favorite Sport: "My favorite sport is basketball because I've basically been playing it all of my life and never get sick of it. Every time I go out on the court, I'm ready to play."

Best Part of High School Sports: "The best part of participating in high school sports is the level of competition there is. Coming from middle school, it's a big jump, especially if you go straight to a varsity sport."

Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: "One of the most memorable moments in high school sports for me was individually qualifying for state three times in cross country. It was just a really good feeling."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "Besides having lots of homework to do late at night, I think the best part about playing three sports is the fact that I'm always busy. Sometimes it is nice to have down time. However, I love competing and being active so being super busy with sports works for me."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "The toughest part about playing three sports is being able to manage your time. After school, you go right to practice and then get home late with all of your homework to do still."

Favorite Opponent: "I don't really have a favorite opponent. Each opponent poses a different challenge each night."

Favorite Professional Team: "I honestly don't have a favorite professional team because I tend to like to watch any college games that are on rather than the pros."

Favorite Professional Athlete: Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers

Favorite College Team: Duke Blue Devils

Cumulative GPA: 3.6

Toughest Individual You've Competed Against: "The toughest individual opponent I have competed against is Hannah Whitish from Barneveld." 

Most Admired High School Teammate: "My most admired teammate was Kayla Klitzman my sophomore year."

College Plans: "In the fall of 2015, I will attend Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois."

Activities Outside of Sports: Global Community Project club, volunteer at Mercy Hospital in Janesville.

I Find it Relaxing To: "I find it relaxing to take long, hot showers and watch Netflix down in my family's basement."

Favorite TV Show: Grey's Anatomy, The Blacklist

Favorite Move: Harry Potter movies

Favorite Musical Artists: "I don't really have a favorite musical artist ... I listen to everything."

Favorite Subject: "My favorite subject in school ended up being match because I like how most of the time there is an exact answer or only one way to figure out the answer."

Favorite Restaurant: Noodles & Company

Favorite Website: Twitter

Other Family Members: Sean, father; Melanie, mother; Tangy, cat. 

(If you'd like to nominate a senior three-sport athlete from Wisconsin for the Triple Play Triple Threat feature, please contact Mark Miller at wbnews@charter.net).


 

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