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Name: Anika Washburn
School: Brookfield Academy
Year: Senior 

Basketball Honors: Four-year varsity starter for coach Ron Kluth and the Blue Knights... Midwest Classic Player of the Year as a senior... first-team all-conference as a sophomore, junior and senior... second-team all-league as a freshman... helped Brookfield Academy win a regional title as a junior... team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior... team captain as a junior and senior... 7th in the state in assists per game (6) as a junior... 6th in the state in assists per game (6.3) as a senior... scored over 1,000 career points... averaged 16.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 4.1 steals per game as a senior... 

Soccer Honors: Enters senior year as a three-year varsity starter for coach Lee Rogers and the Blue Knights... Midwest Classic Player of the Year as a sophomore and junior... first-team all-league in each of first three years... first-team all-state forward as a junior... first-team all-area... honorable mention all-state as a midfielder as a sophomore... helped Brookfield Academy to conference championship as a sophomore and junior... team MVP in each of first three years... finished first in the state in points (goals & assists) the past two seasons... 3rd in state in points as a freshman... enters senior year with 143 goals and 66 assists... 3rd most points in Wisconsin state history with 352... 3rd in state history for points in a season (128)... 4th in state history for points in a career with 143... 3rd most goals scored in a season with 55... 5th most assists in a single-season in state history (31)... led Brookfield Academy to the Division 4 state title as a junior... helped Blue Knights reach state tournament as a freshman... 

Tennis Honors: Varsity performer for coach Greg Rackovan and the Blue Knights... went 17-2 overall as a senior... singles 3 regional champion... singles 3 sectional runner-up... 

Favorite Sport (and why): "My favorite sport is soccer. I love the thrill of scoring goals and assisting others because every goal in soccer has such a big impact on the game." 

Best Part of High School Sports (and why): "The best part of high school sports is the sense of community. Having teammates as classmates and being supported by other students, teachers, and parents, makes high school sports an exciting environment to play in and an excellent way to represent your school."

Best Advice from a High School Coach: "Smile. What’s the point if you aren’t having fun?"

Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: "My most memorable moment was winning state in soccer for the first time in Brookfield Academy history." 

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "The best part of playing three sports is the many different people that you meet. I have become friends with people 3 years older than me and 3i years younger than me and it has made my overall high school experience much more exciting."

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "The toughest part about playing three sports is the time commitment. With practices every day I do not have excess time to do my homework, but it forces me to manage my time well and work hard with the time that I have."

Favorite Opponent (and why): "My favorite opponent is Lake Country Lutheran. They are our rivals in both soccer and basketball, and I love to play in the competitive environment. Our games against them are always battles and it feels amazing when we come out on top."

Favorite Professional Team: Green Bay Packers

Favorite Professional Athlete: Giannis Antetokounmpo

Favorite College Team: Purdue Boilermakers

Cumulative GPA: 4.0

Toughest Individual You’ve Competed Against (and why): "The toughest individual I have competed against is Sarah Knopp in soccer because we are friends from club and always play super hard against each other."

Most Admired High School Teammate (and why): "I have always admired Abby Schlosser, my soccer teammate, because she always has a positive attitude and is an extremely hard worker."

College Plans: "I plan to major in computer science and play soccer at a Division 3 school."

Activities Outside of Sports: "Outside of sports I participate in the Yearbook Club, Service Club, and Coding Club."

I Find it Relaxing to: "I love to spend time with my family and friends as well as stay active with outdoor activities such as hiking and swimming. I also find it relaxing to play board games and ripstick."

Favorite TV Show: "My favorite TV shows are The Big Bang Theory and NCIS: New Orleans."

Favorite Movie: Any Hallmark Channel movie

Favorite Musical Artist: "My favorite musical artists are Camila Cabello and Lil Uzi Vert."

Favorite Subject: "I have really enjoyed my math and science classes over the years as well as the two computer science courses I have taken."

Favorite Restaurant: "My favorite restaurant is Chili’s."

Favorite Website: "My favorite website is Pinterest."

Other Family Members: Mother, Sheila; father, Mike; and older brother, Nathan.