-
 ILLPOLO2005 SEASON - 2004 Season - 2003 SeasonContact Us

-

CONTACT

AIM - illpolo2004

illpolo@yahoo.com

 IWP NETWORK - Site Development | Board Members | Meetings | Mission | Newsletters

 ILLINOIS WATER POLO

'                         'The Official Site of Illinois Water Polo'

 

 

 

 2005 SEASON

 Home

 Mission

 Standings

 Coaches

 Schedules

 Rankings

 Ballers

 Sectionals

 State

 Spotlight

 The Skip Shot

 Awards

 Links

 Contacts

 

 CLUB CENTER

 Clubs

 Speedo Cup
 
Summer League
 
More Categories

 

 COLLEGE PAGE
 
Player Spotlight

 College Scene
 
Recruiting Trail
 
More Categories

 

 COACHES CORNER
 
Coaches List
 
All-State Selection
 
More Categories

 

Player Spotlight

AMY THATCHER
All-Illpolo Team; Illpolo.com's Best Tandem


Amy Thatcher played a key role in helping Homewood-Flossmoor finish third in the state of Illinois in 2005. The senior teamed up with Lauren Peterson as Illpolo.com's choice for Best Tandem, while she was also named to the All-Illpolo first team and the All-State first team at the end of the season. We asked Amy the following questions in an exclusive Illpolo.com interview:

College choices, major, current GPA?

University of Illinois, Animal Sciences, 3.7 GPA (unofficial)

 

Experience, Club Team, Zone Teams, Off-season work?

 

Playing for No Limit Water Polo, 4 years on high school team, West Pullman club team for 2 years during the winter, summer polo conditioning at HF, summer polo camp at the Naval Academy in Annapolis.
 

When did you start? How? Where?

 

Freshman year at HF.

 

Awards and achievements?

 

Illinois State Scholar, NHS, Mu Alpha Theta, National Spanish Honor Society, National Merit Commended Scholar, All-State Tournament Team, second team all sectional junior year. Amy was named to both the first team All-Illpolo and All-State in 2005.

 

Personal interests? Music? TV shows?

 

all music (favorites=Coldplay, Dave Matthews Band, The Killers, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, The Postal Service), TV=24, Gilmore Girls, Grey's Anatomy, other interests=friends, family, animals, photography.
 

Goals for the future with polo? School? Life?

 

Club polo at U of I, finish college and on to vet school, maybe open my own practice or work at a zoo as a vet, BE LAME and hang out with Lauren Peterson!

 

Motivation, inspiration?

 

My mom and dad and sister-always have pushed me to do my best and supported me.
 

First Season role?

 

Started as hole set (no joke) then on to hole D and point, and then basically utility wherever.


Soph Year role?

 

Sophomore year I sat on the bench playing a banjo with Lauren and junior year basically utility, mainly a defensive player both years.

 

Other Comments?

 

Umm...don't take life too seriously, always try your best, no regrets.

 

 

 

-

l-
-
-

EccentricityWeb

-

Illpolo.com - Celebrating 3 Years Online!
Home - Club Center - College Page - The Skip Shot - Ill Shop - Links - Contacts
About Us - About the Site - Reporters - Terms of Service - Copyright - Credits

k

SEND EMAIL

-
-
-

© Copyright 2005 - Eccentricity Web Design, All Rights Reserved
About EWDPrivacy StatementAdvertise