Dennis Semrau covers prep sports for 100.5 ESPN and ESPNWisconsin.com. Austin Westra, DeForest High School Year: Senior. Sports: Basketball, soccer. Sports highlights: Austin is a three-time letterwinner and a two-year starter as a forward in basketball and is a two-time team co-captain as a junior and senior. He , he earned Badger North Conference first-team honors and was named the Norskies’ Most Valuable Player as a junior when he averaged 16.7 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. He earned all-league honorable mention recognition as a sophomore. He is a four-time letterwinner and a three-year starter in soccer as a goalkeeper. A team co-captain as a junior and senior, he is a three-time All-Badger North Conference first-team selection. He earned All-Area honors as a senior. Pre-game ritual or superstition: Listen to 7 nation army. Cumulative GPA: 3.8. Favorite subject/class: Advanced Accounting. Favorite teacher: David Haas. Quick quote: “Competing in sports has taught me to always go 100 percent. You may not be able to the next day.” Three words to describe me are: Poised, dedicated, leader. I got my start in sports: Playing youth soccer and basketball. I wish I could play: Football. My most memorable moments in sports: Beating a very high-ranked Onalaska team. I like about high school sports: Playing with all of the boys. I enjoy playing basketball because: It is a fast-paced game along with thinking on the fly. It makes you get out of your comfort zone to solve the problem at hand. Advice: “Work hard in the off-season.” My role model is: My grandfather, Jerry Westra. Most inspirational teammate: Brodie Runez, who pushed me in every practice and taught me what I should do to be a good leader on and off the floor. My family includes: My mother, Kerry, father, Steve, brother, Brandon, and sister, Amber. Nickname: Big Body Words to live by: “Pain is temporary, glory lasts forever.” Favorite athlete: Michael Jordan. Favorite team: Milwaukee Bucks. Favorite opponent: Waunakee. Favorite facility/site to compete in: Iowa State practice facility. Favorite movie: ‘Baby Driver’. Favorite TV show: ‘Big Bang Theory’. Favorite food: Fondue. Favorite fast food place and/or restaurant: TGI Fridays. Favorite sport on TV: NBA. Favorite place to visit: Florida. I want to visit: Australia. Favorite Songs: ‘Eye of the Tiger’; ‘Thrift Shop’; ‘Seven Nation Army’. Primary news source: ESPN. Favorite website: ESPN.com. I drive: A Ford Fusion. Dream car: A Lamborghini. I can’t live without: My family. I like DeForest High School because: It’s easy. If I could change anything: I would end world hunger. I wish we could play: Spire Academy. I wish I could meet: Adam Sandler. Dream gift: A Lamborghini. Preferred brand of shoe: Nike. My perfect day: Play in a huge basketball tournament with great guys. This and that: Member of National Honor Society … work at Walgreens … volunteer at basketball and soccer camps for the youth in the summer … volunteer work also includes local Blood Drive and helping out at Windsor United Church of Christ … played AAU basketball for two years with Wisconsin Hoops Select and two years with Wisconsin Swing programs … played youth soccer with Norski Club program … earned High Honors throughout high school. Hobbies: Magic, playing basketball Post-high school plans: Attend college to study either Accounting or Physical Therapy and play basketball. Did you know? I like apple sauce on my pizza. Career goal: Eventually be able to own my own business.
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