Athlete of the Week: Reagan Metzler, Waynesville

Name: Reagan Metzler

School: Waynesville

Sport: Soccer

Class: 12

Age: 17

Claim to fame: Played varsity all four years, been a captain for the past two years, made sure to always have a positive drive to succeed for the entire team.

Bet you didn’t know: That I’ve been playing this sport for 13 years.

Toughest opponent/why? Myself. I am hard on myself in the leadership role and on the field and want to be the best I can be, so I push and try to make the experiences of each practice and game a great time for myself and the team.

Favorite book: Harry Potter series

Favorite movie: James Bond’s Skyfall

Favorite TV show: Friends

Favorite musical artist/song? Rascal Flatts/My Wish

Favorite pro athlete/why? Lionel Messi. He is an astounding athlete with a drive to succeed in each match and it created a role model for me. He shows great sportsmanship and love for the game — it’s inspiring to watch him.

Favorite smell: Chocolate chip cookies

Favorite home-cooked meal: Chicken Tetrazzini

Game-day rituals: Getting everyone on the team pumped up at school and listening to music on full blast all the way to the game and ending on the same song right before I warm up.

Person who would play me in a movie/why? Jennifer Lawrence because she’s so wild and outgoing, which describes my personality as well.

Words you live by: Work hard, play harder.

Biggest influence/why? My parents, who are also my biggest supporters. They push me to be the best I can be at whatever I decide to do, especially school and soccer.

You can’t live without: In all honesty, I can’t live without soccer.

Most embarrassing moment: Getting juked out in front of a student section during a game.

In 10 years, I’ll be: Graduating graduate school and becoming a veterinarian.

Best thing about soccer: It gives me a release of stress and I enjoy working to be a better player; it feels amazing to achieve things.

Vegetable I just won’t eat: Cabbage

Favorite junk food: Oreos

Favorite school subject: Math (calculus)

Last DVD or video game I bought: Madden 15

Person whose brain you’d like to pick: Usain Bolt

Love to trade places for a day with: Julie Johnston

When I’m bored, I like to: Sit outside, listen to nature and chill with my cats.

Worst habit: Playing with my hair

On your bedroom walls: Medals and ribbons from track the past two years and plaques and trophies from soccer the past 13 years. And multiple pictures of my cats.

Talent I’d most like to have: Dancing

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