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Triple Threat of the Week: Katie Van Scyoc, Lourdes Academy

03/02/2017, 10:15am CST
By Norbert Durst

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Triple Threat is an honor given on WisSports.net to the top senior boys and girls three sport athletes in the state.

Name: Katie Van Scyoc
School: Lourdes Academy
Year: Senior

Cross Country Honors: Four-year letterwinner for coach Paul Brown and the Knights...first team all-Trailways as a freshman, sophomore, and junior...second team all-conference as a senior...conference champion all four years...member of team state champion team as a freshman, sophomore, and junior...state runner-up as a senior...academic all-state. 

Basketball Honors: Four-year letterwinner for the Knights with the last three playing for coach Reed Tyriver...three-time first team all-Trailways North selection prior to the release of this year's awards...Trailways-North Player of the Year as a junior...unanimous WBCA all-state as a junior...all-area player of the year as a junior and first team all-area as a sophomore...AP second team all-state as a junior...Northeast Wisconsin player of the year...Team captain as a sophomore, junior, and senior...averaged 20.2 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 2.7 steals per game as a senior...finished career with 1,565 points, the most in school history...committed to play at Drake. 

Track & Field Honors: Three-year letterwinner heading into her senior year for coach Tim Moore and the Knights...first team all-conference in 4x400M relay as a junior...second team all-conference in high jump as a junior...4x800M state champion as a junior...honorable mention all-area as a junior...sectional qualifier in the 800M as a sophomore and junior...fifth place state finish in 4x400M as a junior...state runner-up in 4x800M relay as a sophomore...first team all-conference in 4x800M relay as a freshman and sophomore...team conference champions in each of first three years...team sectional champion as a freshman. 

Favorite Sport (and why): "Basketball, I've played it and been around it my whole life. I like how it challenging it is and how many different skills it requires."

Best Part of High School Sports: "Getting to compete with my best friends in all three sports. I'll never forget the memories and friendships created through sports. I'll miss the atmosphere at basketball games, state track, and state cross country."

Best Advice from a High School Coach: "Our cross country coach is a huge Bill Belichick fan and always tells us "do your job." It's simple but applies really well to sports in that each individual needs to do their job for the whole team to succeed."

Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: "Winning state three years in a row for cross country."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "Making a bunch of new friends through each sport and getting to hang out with them during the season. The memories I've made through each sport with my friends are my favorite part."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "Balancing my time and transitioning from one sport to the next. It's always difficult to get in shape for the next sport."

Favorite Opponent: "Oshkosh North in basketball, we always got really good crowds at those games and they were always close games."

Favorite Professional Team: Boston Celtics

Favorite Professional Athlete: Paul Pierce

Favorite College Team: Drake Bulldogs

Cumulative GPA: 4.0

Toughest Individual You’ve Competed Against: "My oldest brother Matt, he never lets me win whenever we play and I always get better playing against him."

Most Admired High School Teammate: Ellie DeGroot

College Plans: "Attend Drake University to study pharmacy and play basketball."

Activities Outside of Sports: "I'm the president of our National Honor Society, a DARE role model, involved in international club, and involved in chemistry club. Outside of school I like to jet ski and spend time on the lake."

I Find it Relaxing to: "Spend time with family and friends on the lake during the summer."

Favorite TV Show: The Office

Favorite Movie: The Parent Trap

Favorite Musical Artist: Ed Sheeran

Favorite Subject: Chemistry

Favorite Restaurant: Mellow Mushroom

Favorite Website: Netflix

Other Family Members: Becky, my mom; Matt, my dad; Chris, my brother; Matt, my brother; and the dogs, Annabella and Bentley.

(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@sportsengine.com).

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