In a follow-up podcast from last year, Marcello and Major chat with boys head soccer coach, Andy Westfall, about what we should expect from our varsity team this year.
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Senior Spotlight: Ayesha Khuddus
In an effort to make this year special for Oak Hall’s senior athletes, we created A-Z questions for them to answer. We hope you enjoy!
Ayesha Khuddus plays for Oak Hall’s girls varsity soccer team!
By Sarah Rosenberg
A – Advice you’d give your freshman-self? Keep working hard because it pays off in the end.
B – Best pre-game meal? Some fruit and a granola bar.
C – Coach’s best words of advice? The best players are the ones who leave their heart on the field.
D – Favorite dessert? Pazookie.
E – Most entertaining practice? Optional ones.
F – Favorite high school athletic moment? Probably winning district last year.
G – Goals for your senior season? Just to be the best player I can be.
H – Hoping to attend (which college)? No idea.
I – Interesting thing about you away from soccer? I’ve played piano for 11 years now.
J – Jersey number? 21
K – Keys to maintaining homework? Do it as soon as you have time because you’re going to be way too tired after practice.
L – Least favorite practice drill? Figure 8s.
M – Music you listen to? Literally anything.
N – Netflix or Hulu? Netflix.
O – Outside hobbies (other than soccer)? I really like to travel and experience new cultures.
P – Preparations for a big game include? Just to get into the right headspace and usually listen to music.
Q – Question you would ask your future self? What college did I go to?
R – Most relaxing part of your day? Laying on my bedroom floor after practice.
S – What would your senior superlative be? “Most likely to fall on the field”.
T – Favorite TV show? Criminal Minds.
U – Most underrated pet? I don’t know I don’t have any.
V – Favorite vacation spot? The Maldives.
W – What does it mean to you to be an Eagle? To never give up.
X – Any X-rays? Yes two. One on my elbow when I broke it and one on my quad to make sure I didn’t break anything.
Y – Your impact to the younger athletes on the team? I hope I taught them to be a leader.
Z – Favorite zoo animal? Giraffe.
Senior Spotlight: Victor Chiu
In an effort to make this year special for Oak Hall’s senior athletes, we created A-Z questions for them to answer. We hope you enjoy!
Victor Chiu is a member of Oak Hall’s varsity boys soccer team!
By Jenna Poppell
A – Advice you’d give your freshman-self? Do your homework on time.
B – Best pre-game meal? A sandwich.
C – Coach’s best words of advice? Don’t be bad.
D – Favorite dessert? Souffle.
E – Most entertaining practice? Film with Adam.
F – Favorite high school athletic moment? I don’t know, I play defense!
G – Goals for your senior season? To win a game.
H – Hoping to attend (which college)? UPenn (University of Pennsylvania).
I – Interesting thing about you away from soccer? I did fencing for a few years.
J – Favorite joke? No.
K – Keys to maintaining homework? Just do it when you get home.
L – Least favorite practice drill? Four-line drill. Everyone stands in a square and you just pass [the ball] in circles.
M – Music you listen to? Musicals.
N – Netflix or Hulu? Netflix.
O – Outside hobbies (other than soccer)? Reading.
P – Preparations for a big game include? Drinking water.
Q – Question you would ask your future-self? Was [soccer] worth it? Like, time-wise.
R – Most relaxing part of your day? Sleeping.
S – What would your senior superlative be? “Least likely to get dress coded”.
T – Favorite TV show? Criminal Minds.
U – Most underrated pet? A fish.
V – Favorite vacation spot? Japan.
W – What does it mean to you to be an Eagle? Go to Oak Hall.
X – Any X-rays? No.Y – Your impact to the younger athletes on the team? I tell them what to do!
Z – Favorite zoo animal? A wolf, I don’t know if that’s in a zoo.
Senior Spotlight: Lindsay Jenkins
In an effort to make this year special for Oak Hall’s senior athletes, we created A-Z questions for them to answer. We hope you enjoy!
Lindsay Jenkins (affectionately known as “LJ”) is a member of Oak Hall’s varsity girls soccer team. She recently scored her 100th career goal! Congratulations LJ!
By Avery Broom
A – Advice you’d give your freshman-self? Drink less coffee.
B – Best pre-game meal? Water.
C – Coaches best words of advice? Just breathe and slow down.
D – Favorite Dessert? Boston cream doughnuts.
E – Most exciting part of the season? Last season winning the district championship for the first time in 12 years.
F – Favorite high school athletic moment? Also [the previous answer], but probably when Audrey scored the final PK my sophomore year to put us into district semi-finals.
G – Goals for your senior season? To enjoy my last year with my team as much as I can.
H – Which college are you hoping to attend? All of my applications are pending right now but I applied early action to Georgetown and UNC (University of North Carolina).
I – Interesting thing about you away from soccer? I’m Sicilian so I make really good pasta.
J – Favorite joke? Calculus.
K – Keys to maintaining homework? You just gotta do it.
L – Least favorite practice drill? Warm-up laps.
M – What music do you listen to? Everything but country.
N – Netflix or Hulu? Netflix
O – Outside hobbies other than your sport? I like to run.
P – Preparations for a big game? Drink lots of water and pop some potassium pills.
Q – Question you would ask your future self? Is there anything you would want your past self to know?
R – Would you rather play in the heat or cold? Cold.
S – What would your senior superlative be? “Shortest Senior”
T – Favorite TV show? New Girl
U – Most underrated soccer position? Outside-back.
V – Favorite vacation spot? Italy.
W – Do you wish to play soccer in college? Whatever the future holds, I am open to it.
X – Any X-Rays? Plenty.
Y – What’s your impact on the younger athletes on the team? I hope I was a good role model and mentor for them so when they start to lead the team in a few years they can do the same for the younger girls as well.
Z – Favorite zoo animal? Cows, because farms are zoos too.