Congrats to our Burghardt Sporting Goods Athletes of the Month for February 2024, Claire Olson (Girls Wrestling) and Taylor Gill (Cheer and Dance). These two wonderful student athletes set a good example for others and exhibit the greatest all around attributes of our Core Values: Relationships, Communication, Growth, Love & Biblical Truth and our
#PillarsofAthletics: Faith, Excellence, Commitment and Character.
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Head Coach, Jaocb Farness said, "
Claire showed amazing growth in the sport of wrestling. Her ability to listen on the mat while wrestling another girl during competition gave her an edge in some pretty tough matches. Even though her individual season was over in early February, she showed up to every practice to help to make the other girls better on the road leading to the Sectional Tournament. I really wish she were able to be one of our varsity wrestlers at sectionals, but I appreciate even more that she was still showing up to make the team better."
Head Coach, Cherise Myers said, "I am proud of how Taylor represents herself academically, behaviorally, and as a member of our team. This season she has stepped up and goes out of her way to help her teammates improve, she is working on maintaining her composure when things aren’t going the right way and staying positive in the face of adversity. She continues to encourage others regardless of the obstacles. What impresses me most is her growth and improvement through determination, commitment, and being coachable since she started her sophomore year. I look forward to her leadership."
Martin Luther High School recognizes an Athlete of the Month each month of the school year. Using the selection criteria below, the coaching staff of each varsity sport being played during any given month will nominate one individual in a sport being played that month. The ML Admin team will select a winner from the pool of nominees based on the selection criteria below in addition to performance statistics from competitions during that month.
Athlete of the Month selection will be based on the following criteria based of our core values:
- Relationships
- Commitment (toward practices, games and continued improvement)
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Focus and Discipline
- Accountability for oneself and others
- Growth
- Positive attitude and enthusiasm for their sport both on and off the field/court
- Work Ethic
- Willingness to learn (coachability)
- Perseverance (overcoming challenges)
- Love
- Sportsmanship (respect coaches, officials, opponents, teammates)
- Honesty (playing by rules, character)
- Biblical Truth
- Community service and involvement
- Demonstrates their faith on a consistent basis.
It should be noted that the Athlete of the Month may not merely be the “star” player, but rather a team member who sets a good example for others and exhibits the greatest all around attributes of our core values.