Athlete of the Week: Lake Ingle
Lake Ingle – April 26 Athlete of the Week
Sport: Track and Field
Accomplishment: Placed in all four of his events on April 20, 2013 at the Shippensburg Invitational. His events included High Jump, Triple Jump, 4×400 Relay, and 4×800 Relay.
Grade: 12
Coach Shedd’s Quote:
“Lake has really excelled this year in the jumps and has contributed greatly to the relays. I wish he hadn’t waited until his senior year to come out.”
10 Questions:
1. How did you first get involved in this sport?
“My family is made up of track stars.”
2. What other sport(s) do you play?
“Basketball”
3. Favorite professional sports team?
“Boston Celtics”
4. Favorite professional athlete?
“Manteo Mitchell”
5. Who is your hero? Why?
“Steve Prefontaine. He wasn’t rich or a household name and with hard work he went to the Olympics.”
6. Favorite band/musician?
“Dave Matthews Band”
7. Favorite movie?
“Full Metal Jacket”
8. Favorite food?
“Meat”
9. What advice would you give younger athletes?
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”
10. What are your future goals?
“Stay happy, keep working hard to make myself a better athlete, do something I love for the rest of my life.”
Hi, my name is Blake. I enjoy writing stories about sports and I also love to play sports. I’m a senior at Tyrone High and I play basketball and golf....
Valarie Sprankle • May 22, 2013 at 10:30 am
If you believe it you can achieve it Matthew! I wish you the best of luck!
Matthew Ferris • May 7, 2013 at 9:39 am
i agree with alot of stuff lake…………….. i play basketball to…. full metal jacket is awesome……………….. and boston celtics is my favorite basketball team…….. hopefully one day i will get picked for the athlete of the week
Matt Hample • May 2, 2013 at 11:13 am
Congrats Lake! You are an inspiration to us all. I hope that one day I will be selected as Athlete of the week but that is only a dream. Keep up the hardwork and stay dedicated to reppin’ Tyrone with pride! HOPOFF the podium with pride at the WCC!