Sports Spotlight: Kyleen Ellgen
Year: Freshman, Moffat County High School
Sport and position: Soccer, sweeper
Favorite sports moment:
“One time, the keeper was coming out and I was running in. I hit the ball with my knee, and it just went far for an assist.”
What was the moment you realized you loved your sport:
“I started playing soccer this year. When I first started, I wasn’t too sure, but after my first game at sweeper, when I blocked some people and shut them down, I wanted to play again and again.”
What is your dream moment in athletics?
“I want to make a goal from half.”
What is the hardest part of the sport you play?
“Just keeping a good attitude. You get shoved around and upset with how you played, but you have to stay positive.”
How would you describe your strengths and weaknesses?
“My strength is that I’m pretty fast when I have to get back. I’m not afraid to sacrifice myself. … My biggest weakness is that I get upset over things that don’t really matter.”
Who is your hero?
“Probably my dad.”
Do you have to give anything up to play your sport? If so, what?
“You have to give up some happiness. A lot of the time when you get upset, you have to try to keep everyone else happy.”
If you had one super power, what would it be and why?
“I want to be super fast. I want to outrun everyone.”
Favorites
Food: Chicken Alfredo
Music: Iyaz
Player/team: Tracy McGrady
Thing about your team: “We’re all so close, and we have a good time. Off the field we’re all friends.”
Favorite pump-up song: “Break Your Heart,” by Taylor Cruz
Next:
Ellgen and the Moffat County High School girls varsity soccer team will play Steamboat Springs High School at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Woodbury Sports Complex.
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