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Name: Kayla Gresl
School: Xavier
Grade: Senior

Volleyball Honors: Four-year starter for coach Nicole Stegall and the Hawks...First team All-Conference and Defensive Player of the Year in the Bay Conference as a senior...First Team All-Conference and Defensive Player of the Year in the Eastern Valley as a junior...Team captain as a senior and helped the Hawks to two conference championships...Broke Xavier's all-time digs record of 1,461 and finished #3 in digs in Wisconsin as a senior with 695...Third Team All-Conference as a sophomore. 

Basketball Honors: Three-year letterwinner for coach AC Clouthier and the Hawks...Helped Xavier to a Division 3 state runner-up finish as a junior, averaging 6 points per game...Team MVP as a junior...Is averaging 10 points per game for the 8-2 Hawks who are ranked No. 5 in the WisSports.net Coaches Poll. 

Soccer Honors: Three-year starter entering her senior year for coach John Meyer and the Hawks...As a junior she earned First Team All-Eastern Valley, Third team All-Area by Post Crescent and team MVP. 

Favorite Sport (and why): "My favorite sport would be volleyball. This sport really focuses on team aspects. I love to celebrate every point with my teammates. Also, the feeling you get when you dig a well struck hit is indescribable." 

Best Part of High School Sports: "The best part of high school sports is the atmosphere that the students bring to every game and being able to be a part of a team year round."  

Best Advice from a High School Coach: “Do what you love and work hard at it.”

Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: "My most memorable moment in high school sports would definitely be getting to state for basketball my junior year. Playing in the Resch Center in Green Bay with all my friends for the gold ball couldn’t have gotten any better."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "I get to be a part of three different teams and I can use different set of skills for each sport."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "Being able to manage my school work and sports, but it is definitely worth it."

Favorite Opponent: "FVL or Little Chute, they always give us a good fight."

Favorite Professional Team: My favorite professional team is the Golden State Warriors.

Favorite Professional Athlete: My favorite professional athlete is Stephen Curry.

Favorite College Team: Wisconsin Badgers Girls Volleyball Team.

Cumulative GPA: 3.6

Toughest Individual You’ve Competed Against: "The toughest player I have competed against would have to be Emily Servantes. We played her in our soccer state game and she was unstoppable."

Most Admired High School Teammate: "I would have to have three most admired high school teammates. Jacquelyn Karisny, Peyton Ufi, and Anna Loken. They all graduated last year, but I was very close with all of them and they definitely pushed me to my full potential. I looked up to all three of them from my freshman year and I continue to do so. We all played basketball together and they were great leaders that took us to state. I admired their attitude on and off the court and their love of the game."

College Plans: "Currently undecided as to where I am attending college, but I want to pursue my dream of becoming a nurse and also playing volleyball at a collegiate level."

Activities Outside of Sports: United Way Youth Group and Key Club.

I Find it Relaxing to: Watch Netflix or listen to music.

Favorite TV Show: My favorite TV shows are Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, and New Girl

Favorite Movie: Tangled 

Favorite Musical Artist: Nicki Minaji

Favorite Subject: Science

Favorite Restaurant: Hu Hot

Favorite Website: Twitter

Other Family Members: Two older sisters, Ally and Megan Gresl.  Parents are Cindy and Steve Gresl.

(If you'd like to nominate a senior three-sport female athlete from Wisconsin for the Triple Play Triple Threat feature, please contact Norbert Durst at norbert.durst@sportngin.com).