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Triple Play Triple Threat -- Megan Gustafson, South Shore

05/07/2015, 9:30am CDT
By Mark Miller

Name: Megan Gustafson

School: South Shore

Grade: Senior

Volleyball Honors: Four-year letter winner for coach Jodi Truchon and the Cardinals ... First-team all-Indianhead Conference selection as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Devastating spiker who can also receive and pass very well ... Second-team all-league pick as a freshman.

Basketball Honors: Four-year letter winner for coach Ryan Tiberg ... First-team all-state pick by the Associated Press as a senior and fourth-team all-state selection as a sophomore and junior ... Led South Shore, enrollment 52, to the WIAA Division 5 State Tournament as a sophomore and senior ... The all-time leading career scorer in state history with 3,229 points ... All-time single-season scoring leader with 1,127 points ... All-time single-game scoring leader with 64 points ... A Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Academic all-state pick as a senior ... Led state in scoring as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Led state in rebounding as a junior and senior ... The 6-foot-3 forward/center is ranked No. 2 among class of 2015 prospects in the state by WisSports.net.

Track and Field Honors: Three-year letter winner for coach Rich Marincel and the Cardinals ... Conference champion in both shot put and discus ... Finished seventh in the shot and 11th in the discus at the 2014 WIAA Division 3 State Track and Field Meet.  

Favorite Sport: "Basketball has been my favorite sport ever since I was little. My favorite part of it is playing with teammates that are like my sisters. Basketball has taught me to work hard at not just this, but at anything I do." 

Best Part of High School Sports: "Playing with my friends and making it to state in more than one sport."

Best Advice from a High School Coach: "Be the best teammate you can be."

Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: "Winning the sectional championship in basketball my senior year."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "I get to play and get to know different people, and being able to learn different skills."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "It is very time consuming being involved in many sports so there is not much free time."

Favorite Opponents: "There are so many!"

Favorite Professional Athlete: Michael Jordan

Favorite College Team: Iowa Hawkeyes

Cumulative GPA: 4.168 (valedictorian)

Toughest Individual You've Competed Against: "Every game is tough because every person that is on the other team wants to win just as much as I do. I have played against so many that I cannot just name one."

Most Admired High School Teammate: "Emily Gustafson. She's my older sister and I played with her when she was a junior and senior. We made it to state for basketball when she was a senior."

College Plans: "I plan on attending the University of Iowa to study business and I will also be playing on the basketball team."

Activities Outside of Sports: National Honor Society, 4H.

I Find it Relaxing to: "Read and write."

Favorite TV show: Vampire Diaries

Favorite Musical Artist: Taylor Swift

Favorite Subject: Math

Favorite Restaurant: The Pizza Parlor in Iron River

Other Family Members: Clendon, father; Eva, mother; Emily, older sister.

(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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