Get To Know: Lyle-Pacelli’s Courtney Walter
Published 7:49 pm Monday, December 14, 2015
Lyle-Pacelli’s Courtney Walter pulls up in front of Southland’s Sydney Bendtsen last season at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester.
Lyle-Pacelli senior Courtney Walter is a guard on the No. 3 ranked Athletics.
Q: How did you originally get into your sport?
A: My parents put me into youth basketball in 4th grade.
Q: What’s your favorite sports memory?
A: Either going to state last year or my 30 point game in 7th grade.
Q: What have you learned from playing sports?
Courtney Walter
Guard, Lyle-Pacelli, senior
A: Not everything is about me. Helping other people achieve their goals is just as rewarding as accomplishing my own.
Q: What is the hardest part about your sport?
A: It’s such a long season that it gets to be pretty hard to stay motivated and give 100 percent every day.
Q: Who is your biggest sports role model and why?
A: Probably my dad. He’s always pushed me to be the best I can be and has been coaching me since I’ve started whether he’s in the stands or on the bench.
Q: What is your favorite movie or TV show?
A: Any Disney movie.
Q: What is your favorite subject in school?
A: Science
Q: What is your dream job?
A: To fix up houses with Chip and Joanna on Fixer Upper.
Q: What is your favorite food?
A: Pizza.
Q: What are your plans after high school?
A: Go to Minnesota State University Mankato and major in biology and eventually go to dental school.
Q: What are your top three pump songs before a big game?
A: Whatever my sister decides to play.