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Triple Play Triple Threat --Julia Silloway, Berlin

03/31/2016, 9:45am CDT
By Norbert Durst

Name: Julia Silloway
School: Berlin
Year: Senior 

Cross Country Honors: Three-time state qualifier for coach Matt Willett...Finished 13th at individual state as a senior and was First Team All-East Central...Helped team finish sixth in Division 2 State Meet...Second Team All-Conference and state qualifier as a sophomore and junior. 

Basketball Honors: Four-year varsity performer...Averaged 21.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2.8 steals per game for coach Joe Brandl and the Indians...East Central Player of the Year...WBCA Division 3 Honorable Mention All-State...First Team All-Conference and AP Honorable Mention All-State as a junior...First team All-Conference as a sophomore...School Records: Career points (1,427), points in season (486), points in a game (36), three-pointers in a career (178), and three-pointers in a season (57). 

Track & Field Honors: Four-year letterwinner for coach Matt Willett and the Indians...Reached state her first three seasons...Finished fourth in the 4x8 relay and eighth in the 4x4 relay at the state meet...Sophomore year placed second at state in the 4x8 relay...As a freshman finished in seventh place in the 4x8 relay at the state meet. 

Favorite Sport (and why): "My favorite sport is basketball because I like the team atmosphere and the competition. The drive to be better every day and challenging myself and the team to be the best that we/I can be at all times." 

Best Part of High School Sports: "The best part of high school sports is becoming close with teammates and sharing a bond with them."

Best Advice from a High School Coach: “Do the little things”, “Get better every day” - Coach Brandl 

Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: "The most memorable moment that I had in basketball is when I scored my 1000th point and hit the game winner in the same game. Everyone was cheering and it just felt great to know that I had so many supporters there that night and knowing what I accomplished, it was a very cool experience. The most memorable moment that I have had in cross country and in track is all the state moments, we have done well every time we have gone to state so every moment there is memorable." 

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "The best part about playing three sports is the friendships that are made and accomplishing the goals that I set for myself or the team sets as a whole. I love the atmosphere of the sports and I love the competition that goes along with it."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "The toughest part about playing three sports is finding time to do other things that I enjoy and doing things with my family." 

Favorite Opponent: "My favorite opponent is Ripon because they have always been our rival and the games are almost always close so they are exciting."

Favorite Professional Team: "My favorite professional team is the Golden State Warriors only because I think Steph Curry is amazing."

Favorite Professional Athlete: Steph Curry

Favorite College Team: Winona State Warriors 

Cumulative GPA: 3.55

Toughest Individual You’ve Competed Against: "Marissa Bunge, she plays for Ripon."

Most Admired High School Teammate: "My most admired teammate for basketball would be Callie Walker, she was a great basketball player and really helped me out when I was a freshman starting on the varsity team. My most admired teammate for cross country and track would be Kinsey Harmon, she is a fun girl and knows how to lead a team and always keeps a positive attitude."

College Plans: "I plan to attend Winona State in the fall of 2016 to play basketball with an undecided major." 

Activities Outside of Sports: "Outside of sports I just like to hang out with my friends and go to the gym and lift." 

I Find It Relaxing to: "I find it relaxing to sleep in on the weekends and listen to music."

Favorite TV Show: My favorite TV show is Castle.

Favorite Movie: My favorite movie is The Hunger Games series.

Favorite Musical Artist: I do not have a preference.

Favorite Subject: Science 

Favorite Restaurant: My favorite restaurant is by far Qdoba.

Favorite Website: My favorite website is Instagram. 

Other Family Members: James (dad), Victoria (mom), Nathan (brother)

(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).

 

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