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Get to Know: Water Polo's #23 Piper Hechtl

Get to Know: Water Polo's #23 Piper Hechtl
What is your favorite memory playing water polo?
"My favorite memory was from earlier this season when a coach from another team said that we weren't a threat during a game. We were down by halftime but we shifted gears and made a comeback. We ended up winning the game and we definitely proved that other team wrong."
 
What is a fun fact about Piper?
"I have a twin brother! Most people don't know that about me but this is old news to my friends and family. His name is Hunter and he goes to Jesuit. I like being his twin."
 
Is Piper your given name and is there a story?
"My parents are both retired Air Force pilots and they named my brothers, Hunter and Hawker, and me all after airplanes. So I'm named after an airplane called the Piper Cub."
 
What are your hobbies outside of water polo?
'I enjoy Lifeguarding and Swim Instructing over the summer. I like swimming, traveling, and spending time with my friends and family. I also like to write and go to the movies."
 
Tell us your goals for college?
"The hardest part about applying to college is the not knowing part. I can honestly say I have no idea where I will be in a year. My goal right now is to just take this process one step at a time."
 
What do you want to study?
"I know what I want to do as a career but I have no idea what I want to study in college. I want to be a pilot and to fly both in the Air Force and for a commercial airline one day, just like my mom and dad did."
 
What is your goal for the rest of the season?
"My goal is to continue learning and improving my skills in water polo and to continue to stay positive. I've come a long way since the start of the season and that's due to all of the help that I've received from my team mates and from my coaches. I know that it's only going to get better from here."
 
If you could live in a book, tv show or movie, where would you live: I would want to live in the the Harry Potter world and go to school at Hogwarts. 
What is your greatest achievement: Future achievement is beating Davis. 
If you could have one superpower: Super Speed.
If you could time travel, would you go to the past or the future: Neither, I feel like I'm either stuck trying to relive the past or stuck trying to get to whatever's next. I'd rather just live for today and stay in the present.
What is the concert you want to see: Ed Sheeran.
What teacher has inspired you the most: Mrs. Biller.
What is your favorite holiday: Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas but my favorite holiday is Halloween. 
If you could trade places for a day with one person, who would you trade with: To be honest, I'd love to trade places with my pet. 
Hero: My parents.
What is on your Bucket List:  To finish my Private Pilot's License.