(-- The Beacon)
By Bruce Garlinghouse Staff Writer garlingh13@up.edu
Senior forward Danielle Foxhoven, who leads the team in goals and is 4th all time in that category, was nominated for the Lowe's Senior Class Award. Foxhoven founded and runs Equipment across Continents, which is an online resource to provide access to sports equipment for coaches and players around the world. Read below as she shares her thoughts about succeeding both on and off the pitch.
Q: When did you start playing soccer?
A: I can't really remember but my guess is that I probably started soccer when I was about four.
Q: Did you play any other sports in high school? If so, why did you stick with soccer?
A: I just played soccer in high school, but prior to high school I ran track and played basketball.
Q: You are from Colorado; skiing or snowboarding?
A: Definitely skiing. I am not cool enough for snowboarding.
Q: What is your most memorable soccer moment?
A: My most memorable soccer moment was probably winning my first national championship with my club soccer team when I was 18.
Q: You have made several Academic All-American teams, what is your key to balancing school and soccer?
A: The key to balancing school and soccer is to focus on one thing at a time. When I am playing soccer it is a nice break from studying and going to class and when I am in class or studying it is a nice break from the physical stress on my body from soccer. I just take it one thing at a time and eventually it is all taken care of.
Q: What are your plans after graduation?
A: My plan after graduation is to continue playing soccer for as long as possible. I am interested in playing in the professional league here or going overseas and playing abroad. I also would like to continue to grow the nonprofit that I started this year. Q: If you were a kitchen appliance, what would you be?
A: If I were a kitchen appliance I would be a fridge because it is the most important appliance in a kitchen ... without a fridge all your fresh food would be ruined within a matter of hours, and we all know how important it is to stay fresh.
Q: What was your reaction to being a nominee for the Lowe's Senior Class Award and what would it mean to win it?
A: That is such an amazing honor. Last year Jessica Tsao was nominated and she has and is continuing to do some amazing things with her life and I feel so lucky even to be in the running with names like that. It would mean a great deal to me if I were to win. All of the nominees have given so much back to their communities and I don't know how there could ever be a winner, but to be nominated is a great honor in itself.
