{"id":1265,"date":"2014-05-09T12:20:54","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T12:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/?p=1265"},"modified":"2014-05-09T12:20:54","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T12:20:54","slug":"athletes-of-the-week-april-5th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/2014\/05\/09\/athletes-of-the-week-april-5th\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletes of the Week – April 5th"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"thomasDSC_0391\"<\/a>Gabby Thomas \u201815<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gabby has had a great season for the girls\u2019 varsity track team. This season Gabby continues to break records at almost every meet. Last week Gabby broke her own record in the 100m, with a time of 11.9 sec. In addition, she broke the triple jump record by jumping a distance of 38\u2019 1\/4\u201d, and she also tied the school record in the 200m with a time of 25.9sec. Gabby\u2019s work ethic and preparation provides a great example for her teammates.<\/p>\n

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\"kozDSC_0085\"<\/a>Alex Kozikowski \u201814<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alex has been playing very well for the boys\u2019 varsity tennis team.In last week\u2019s match against Avon, Alex and partner William Flynn won the Wildcats only doubles point of the match. Alex then prevailed in his singles match, earning Williston\u2019s only singles win of the match against a strong opponent. Alex started the match with a first set deficit of 3-0. He was able to persevere and continued to fight and played hard moving on to win his match by a score of 7-5, 6-2. Alex\u2019s mental toughness and ability to play hard until the end enables him to be competitive in every match.<\/p>\n

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\"belinskasDSC_0472\"<\/a>Delaney Belinskas \u201816<\/strong><\/p>\n

Delaney has been an integral part of the varsity softball team this year. Last week against Choate, she sparked a rally for the Wildcats by blasting a two run homer. Not only has Delaney been a force at the plate, but her defensive play have helped anchor the team. Delaney has been a determined and focused player all season long.<\/p>\n

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\"motsingerDSC_0026\"<\/a>Maddie Motsinger \u201815<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maddie has been a steady, positive presence on the girl\u2019s jv tennis team this year.\u00a0 She was elected co-captain by the team and has set the tone with her sportsmanship and strong effort.\u00a0She won her match last weekend at Northfied Mt. Hermon with a straight set victory at the number two singles spot. During the match Maddie displayed rapidly improving form, consistency, and strategy. Maddie displays the qualities of a great leader and is a fantastic role model for the younger girls on the team.<\/p>\n

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Gabby Thomas \u201815 Gabby has had a great season for the girls\u2019 varsity track team. This season Gabby continues to break records at almost every meet. Last week Gabby broke her own record in the 100m, with a time of 11.9 sec. In addition, she broke the triple jump record by jumping a distance of … Continue reading Athletes of the Week – April 5th<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-athletics-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1265"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1265"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1271,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1265\/revisions\/1271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/athletics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}