Get to Know: Austin senior Jackson Hample

Published 6:28 pm Monday, December 5, 2016

Jackson Hample is a senior on the Packer wrestling team.

Q: What sports do you play?

A: Football and wrestling.

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Q: How did you originally get into wrestling?

A: My eighth grade football coach talked me into joining after football was done

Q: What’s your favorite sports memory?

A: When Eli Marks pinned his opponent to win the duel against Winona.

Q: What have you learned from sports?

A: If you work hard, it will show in everything you do.

Q: What is the hardest part about wrestling?

A: The conditioning at the beginning of the season.

Q: Who is your biggest sports role model and why?

A: Jordan Burroughs, he is the face of US wrestling.

Q: What is your favorite movie or TV show?

A: The Other Guys.

Q: What is your favorite subject in school?

A: History.

Q: What is your dream job?

A: Physical Therapist.

Q: What is your favorite food?

A: Mac and Cheese.

Q: What are your plans after high school?

A: Attend a 4-year college to get a degree in physical therapy

Q: What’s a fun fact about you or hobby you enjoy most people don’t know about?

A: I love watching and collecting movies.

Q: What are your top three pump songs before a big game?

A: ‘X Gon’ Give It to Ya’ by DMX, ‘Lose Yourself’ by Eminem and ‘The Purge’ by ScHoolboy Q.

Q: What are your top three guilty pleasure songs?

A: ‘Hollaback Girl’ by Gwen Stefani, ‘Pocketful of Sunshine’ by Natasha Bedingfield and ‘Fergalicious’ by Fergie.