Our male Athlete Of The Month is Senior varsity baseball player Kyle Chasse. Kyle has been on the varsity team both his Junior and Senior year proving himself to be a key player for our Air Academy Kadets. With a batting average of .319 and an on-base average of .472 He has helped his team dominate this year with a 9-3 league record and a 13-4 overall record. Kyle’s favorite part about the 2016-2017 season was having “one last ride with all the boys.” Not only has Kyle impressed his teammates and coaches, but he also caught the attention of the University of South Carolina Sumpter where he will be playing at the college level next year. Kyle, when asked if he could say one thing to the younger players as he ends his high school baseball career said: ” Don’t let your success or failures on the baseball field determine who you are as a person.”

Image provided by Kyle Chasse

Our female Athlete Of The Month is Senior varsity track star, Maria Mettler. In her senior season, Maria has acquired 7 first place finishes, 1 second place finish, and 1 third place finish. Maria competes at the highest level in the 3200, 1600, 800, and the 400. Her personal records for these events include 3200-10:20, 1600-4:56, 800-2:16, 400-0:58. Maria has proven herself to be a very good athlete and she caught the attention of the United States Air Force Academy where she will run cross country and track. Maria’s favorite part of the season is being able to hang out with the team and run track for Air Academy one last time. To the younger athletes Maria says, “If you really want to accomplish something, it is not enough just to dream about it. You have to put in the work if you want to succeed while also remembering to dream big.”

Image provided by Maria Mettler