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Name: Nicki Hauser

School: Stevens Point

Grade: Senior

Volleyball Honors: Four-year varsity letter winner for coach Julie Johnson ... Earned honorable mention all-Wisconsin Valley Conference honors as a sophomore, second-team laurels as a junior and first-team honors as a senior … Led Panthers to WIAA Division 1 regional titles as a junior and senior as an outside hitter … Chosen as the team Most Valuable Player as a senior.  

Basketball Honors: Three-year varsity letter winner for coach and father, Dave Hauser … Named best defender in the SPASH program in each of the past three seasons … A first-team academic all-state pick in each of the past two seasons by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association … Helped the Panthers to titles in the Wisconsin Valley Conference as a junior and senior … Named second-team all-league as a senior when he average 5.5 points per game while helping team to a 17-6 record.  

Softball Honors: Four-year varsity letter winner for coach Tom Drohner … A first-team all-WVC pick in each of the past three seasons … Named Newcomer of the Year as a freshman when she helped SPASH to the WVC title … Also helped Stevens Point to league, regional and sectional championships as a sophomore, junior and senior … Takes a .449 batting average with five home runs into the WIAA Division 1 State Tournament at Goodman Field in Madison this week.    

Favorite Sport: “Volleyball is my favorite mostly because my mom was my volleyball coach when I was little so I learned to play that first. She was able to teach me the game at a young age. She is the athletic director at SPASH so doesn’t have the time to coach volleyball, but she was the head coach at Green Bay Southwest, Winneconne and Pulaski.”

Best Part of High School Sports: “I would say working with your teammates and finding ways to cooperate. Non-student athletes don’t really get that type of experience and I think those experiences will come in handy once I get a job.”

Best Advice from a High School Coach: “My dad always says when things aren’t going your way and maybe some calls go against you to get better instead of being bitter. He stressed not letting things get to your head and instead be mentally tough about it.”

Memorable Moment in High School Sports: “I would say winning the state championship in softball my sophomore year. I was a designated hitter my freshman and sophomore seasons, a shortstop my junior season and then split time between short and third base this season.”

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: “Being a three-sport athlete allows you to be in really good shape. Playing three sports also allows you to become a better all-around athlete. I also enjoy all the games you get to compete in. It’s a great experience.”

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: “The schedule. All of the coaches seem to want to have open gyms when other sports are going on. It gets really busy with school and everything.”

Favorite Opponent: “In basketball, I would have to say Marshfield because they are really good. In general, I would say Wisconsin Rapids because it’s like our home-town rival.”

Favorite Professional Teams: Green Bay Packers.   

Favorite College Teams: Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team.

Cumulative GPA: 3.88.

Toughest Individual You’ve Competed Against: “In basketball, I always liked to guard the leading scorer from the other teams. Caitilin Michaels from Marshfield is a very good player and a good challenge. In softball, we really like to compete against Chippewa Falls because it has a really good program.”

College Plans: “I’m going to Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Connecticut and I plan to play volleyball and softball at this point. I plan to major in biology with a focus on optometry.”

Activities Outside of Sports: National Honor Society, first-chair clarinet player in the Stevens Point band, Golden S Award (special athletic award), Gannett Athlete of the Year finalist for 2013, WIAA Scholar Athlete finalist, Community Partners Club (working with special education students).

I Find it Relaxing to: “In the summer, I like to go out on our boat with our family. I also play the piano. I do that a lot during my free time.”

Favorite TV show: “Seinfeld.”

Favorite Movie: “The Hunger Games.”

Favorite Musical Artists: “Cold Play.”

Favorite Subject: Social Studies.

Favorite Restaurant: Grazie’s in Stevens Point.

Other Family Members: Father, Dave; mother, Stephanie; younger brothers, Sam and Joey.

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