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Kaleigh Roepke, Waunakee High School
Year:Senior.
Sports: Volleyball.
Sports highlights: Kaleigh is a three-time letterwinner and a three-year starter as an outside hitter. As a senior, she is a co-captain and earned All-Badger North Conference second-team honors. The Warriors won the Badger Conference title and advanced to the WIAA Division 1 sectional finals. As a junior, she earned all-conference honorable mention honors and helped Waunakee advance to the WIAA Division 1 state tournament. She earned the team’s ‘Most Improved’ award as a sophomore.
Pre-game ritual or superstition: A group hug with Kiana Schmitt and Sarah Malone.
Cumulative GPA: 3.5.
Favorite subject/class: Psychology.
Favorite teacher: Mr. Jennerjohn.
Quick quote: “Competing in sports has taught me to fight for what you want and be open to learning new things.”
Three words to describe me are: Outgoing, funny, organized.
I got my start in sports: Playing soccer in kindergarten and volleyball in fourth grade.
I wish I could play: Lacrosse, again.
My most memorable moments in sports: Getting the final kill in sectional finals my junior year to go to state.
I like about high school sports: The team atmosphere.
I enjoy playing volleyball because: I get to play with my friends and it’s super competitive.
Advice: “Everything counts, so always put in your best effort.”
My role models are: My parents, Tom and Kari.
Most inspirational teammate: Kiana Schmitt.
My family also includes: My sister, Mackenzie, and brother, Carson.
Nickname: Kales.
Words to live by: “Do what you love, love what you do.”
Favorite athlete: Paige Tapp.
Favorite team: Wisconsin Badgers.
Favorite opponent: Hartland Arrowhead.
Favorite facility/site to compete in: Resch Center (State Tournament)
Favorite movie: ‘Split’.
Favorite TV show: ‘Criminal Minds’.
Favorite food: Fajitas.
Favorite fast food place and/or restaurant: Pizza Brutta.
Favorite sport on TV: Volleyball.
Favorite place to visit: St. Kitts.
I want to visit: Greece.
Top three favorite songs: ‘Happier’; ‘Finest Hour’; ‘Die a Happy Man’.
Primary news source: NBC News.
Favorite website: Pinterest.
Radio preset: 104.1 FM for music and 100.5 FM for sports.
I drive: A Honda CR-V.
Dream car: A white Jeep Wrangler.
I can’t live without: My friends.
I like Waunakee High School because: There are a lot of opportunities and such a wide variety of classes to choose from.
If I could change anything: I would change how expensive college is.
I wish we could play: Marshall.
I wish I could meet: Sarah Wilhite.
Dream date: Going for a hike and then going out for dinner.
Dream gift: A Macbook.
Preferred brand of shoe: Vans or Nike.
My perfect day: Spending the day by the beach with friends.
This and that: Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) … volunteer work includes in raising money for cancer research, Madison Marathon, Relay for Life, coaching at youth volleyball camps … played for Capitol Volleyball Academy club program for three years … member of High Honor Roll.
Hobbies: Spending time with friends, going up north, going out to eat.
Post-high school plans: Attend a four-year college to study Psychology.
Did you know? I earned a black belt in Taekwondo.
Career goal: To become a psychologist and study mental health.