MALE
Jacob Luken, Hauser senior baseball player
Luken went 4 for 4 with six RBIs and 4 for 4 with seven RBIs in 21-0 and 18-0 wins against Morristown, went 3 for 3 in a 13-0 win at Southwestern and threw a complete-game nine-hitter in Saturday’s 8-4 win at North Daviess.
His performance last week: “I just wanted to do well and step up for my team. My teammates put me in a lot of situations where I could succeed and get those RBIs, and I didn’t want to let them down.”
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Do you do anything special to prepare? “Normally just listen to music and try to relax.”
Favorite drink: “Chocolate milk”
Favorite food: “Chicken wings”
Favorite book: “‘Othello’ by William Shakespeare”
Favorite class: “English”
Role model: “My mom and dad (Trisha and Gary Rudd)”
Best advice: “Just stay within yourself and don’t try to do too much.”
Athletics goal: “Win state.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Victory Field, because that means I’d be close to accomplishing my goal of winning state.”
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Jordan Johnston, Columbus East junior softball player
Johnston threw a four-hitter and went 3 for 4 with a game-winning walkoff double in the bottom of the seventh to lead the Olympians to a 3-2 win against Bloomington South.
Her performance last week: “I just was putting the ball in play and getting runners in scoring position or scoring them so that we could win the ballgame.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I just chill out and listen to music.”
Favorite drink: “Big Red”
Favorite food: “Mexican”
Favorite book: “Marley and Me”
Favorite class: “Math with (Chris) Cooper”
Role model: “My uncle (Brian Malcomb) and my parents (Jason and Jill Johnston)”
Best advice: “Play every game like it’s your last.”
Athletics goal: “To make All-Conference.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Probably Bora Bora, because I love the beach.”
