Name: Tyra Boettcher
School: Menomonie
Year: Senior
Basketball Honors: Enters senior year as a three-time letterwinner for coach Storm Harmon and the Mustangs... honorable mention all-Big Rivers as a sophomore... first team all-conference as a junior... Great Northwestern second team... helped Mustangs to a Division 2 regional championship and sectional final appearance as a junior... averaged 12.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 2.2 steals per game as a junior... committed to play at Minnesota State Mankato, an NCAA Division II program.
Cross Country Honors: Entered her senior year as a three-time letterwinner for coach Craig Olson and the Mustangs... second team all-Big Rivers and state qualifier as a freshman... second team all-conference and state qualifier as a sophomore... first team all-conference and state qualifier as a junior... broke school record junior year...
Track & Field Honors: Enters her senior year as a three-time letterwinner for coach Matt Flug and the Mustangs... second team all-conference in 4x800 and reached sectionals in 4x200 relay as a freshman... reached sectionals in 4x200 relay as a sophomore... second team all-conference in 4x800 and third team all-conference in long jump as a junior... finished 11th in long jump at state track & field meet as a junior...
Favorite Sport (and why): "Basketball is by far my most favorite sport because I love to compete with my team as we work together to achieve a common goal. It’s a difficult sport that takes a lot of skill to be great."
Best Part of High School Sports: "The best part of High School Sports is playing the sport you love with people you love and also making friends and memories you will remember forever. "
Best Advice from a High School Coach: "Play hard, play smart, and have fun."
Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: "My most memorable moment in my High School sports so far has been making it to state for the first time my freshman year of cross country or winning a Regional Championship for the first time in 18 years my Junior year of basketball."
Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "The best part of playing three sports is it keeps me focused and always competing."
Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "The toughest part of playing three sports is it’s hard trying to devote enough time to each sport."
Favorite Opponent: "My favorite opponent in Cross Country would probably be (Eau Claire) Memorial because they’ve won state twice in the past 3 years. My favorite opponent in Basketball is Eau Claire North because we match up well against them."
Favorite Professional Team: "My favorite professional team is the Golden State Warriors."
Favorite Professional Athlete: "My favorite professional athlete is Sam Dekker."
Favorite College Team: "My favorite college team is the Wisconsin Badgers."
Cumulative GPA: 3.5
Toughest Individual You’ve Competed Against: "The toughest individual I have competed against has been Tayla Stuttley from Onalaska in the Sectional Semi Final game my junior year of basketball or I would have to say my high school teammate Kylie Mogen."
Most Admired High School Teammate: "Taylor Petit, my AAU teammate."
College Plans: "I will be attending the University of Minnesota State Mankato to play basketball and pursue a degree in Education."
Activities Outside of Sports: "I enjoy spending my time outside of sports with my family and my friends."
I Find it Relaxing to: "I find it relaxing to sit in my pool with my family."
Favorite TV Show: My favorite TV show is Friends.
Favorite Movie: My favorite movie is The Parent Trap.
Favorite Musical Artist: My favorite Musical Artist is Taylor Swift.
Favorite Subject: My favorite subject is English.
Favorite Restaurant: My favorite restaurant is Culver's.
Favorite Website: My favorite website is wissports.net :).
Other Family Members: My family members include my Dad; Bart, Mom; Lynn, Brother; Brett
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