Braves of The Week

By Cody Vergara

On March 9, 2013

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Haley Thompson

Class: Freshman

Hometown: Phillipsburg, Kan.

Major: Undecided

Sport: Volleyball

Favorite Food: Mexican

Favorite Music: RNB, Hip Hop

Favorite Athlete: Flo Hyman

Hobbies/Outside of sport: Dancing and coaching

Pregame Ritual: Music Up!

Biggest Influences: “My past coaches and my mother pushed me to my limits to make it here.”

Greatest Game of Career: “My senior year sub-state game in volleyball when we won 26-24 to advance to state for the Fourth year in a row.”

Brad Bleich

Class: Senior

Hometown: Topeka, Kan.

Major: Business Administration and Marketing

Sports: Tennis and soccer

Favorite Food: Pork Chops. Mainly meat and potatoes.

Favorite Music: Country

Favorite Athlete: LeBron James

Hobbies/Outside of Sport: Soccer and weight training

Pregame Rituals: Listen to music, stretch and warm up.

Big Influences: “My dad, he taught me how to play and gave me individual lessons. If it wasn’t for him I would have never been introduced to tennis.”

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