The athlete of
the week is Lyndsey Arsenault, a 16-year-old junior from Windham High School,
where she plays soccer, basketball and lacrosse. On the soccer field she plays
left midfield. When not competing herself, she likes hanging out with her
friends, playing and watching sports.
Her sports hero
is Abby Wambach.
Deb LeBel nominated Lyndsey because of her consistent
work ethic. “Lyndsey isn't one of our big goal scorers so she doesn't get a lot
of press; but she has had to mark some extremely talented opponents and often
stopped dangerous attacks from happening. Lyndsey often helps set up our
attack, but is never one to slack off on defense. Lyndsey is a rare three
sport athlete. Lyndsey is a role model to younger players that you can
play three sports and excel in all of them,” said LeBel.
Teamwork is important to Lyndsey. “When you play as a
team you win as a team. It's not always about who scored the goal, but
who played good defense and the plays that led up to the goal.”
On the balance
between sports and school, Lyndsey said, “It is sometimes difficult to
balance academics and athletics. In our family academics always comes
first, so even if I have a late game I know I need to find time to study.
I have found that having good time management skills really helps.”
Lyndsey’s family includes her mom Julie, dad Tony,
step-mom Sue, brothers Brandon, Cameron and Matt. She would like to go to
college to study marketing management.
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