By Libby Slater, Sports Media Intern
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Two athletes Elizabeth Cole of Cross Country and Lauren Patella for volleyball have been awarded GoTroubies.com Co-Athletes of the Week for the week of Nov. 9-16.
Cole is a four-year cross country runner and is being awarded for her stellar run at the SJS Subsection meet. Cole led the team to a meet-winning 26 points while taking individual medalist in 21:00. She raced the difficult Frogtown course in the past and knew it was the hill workouts that they do in practice which allowed her to carry through for the win. Cole had her last race in Folsom, Calif., and was looking forward to "giving it my all for my last official race".
In her final race, seniors Emma Hollenbach and Cole went 1-2 in the Junior Varsity race that featured teams from all five divisions to lead SF to the team title with 23 points over Davis.
Junior Patella is being awarded for her play in playoffs. In the Section Final game Patella led the team with three serving aces, second on the team receiving and was third on the team with kills. She feels her team really came together with great energy to win in three sets.
Patella is in her first full year on varsity and starting "JV was a lot slower and varsity is very fast paced game but it was an awesome transition. In the beginning of the season I was not quite sure if I would start but I just kept working hard and it paid off"
Both girls are officially done with their seasons. Cole is now focused on colleges and wants to be premed, studying biology and chemistry. Patella will continue volleyball in the off season with 5 Stars Club and is ready to come back her senior season and hopefully winning league and sections again.
Q&A with Elizabeth Cole
Being a senior on the team what do you feel your role is on the team?
"I feel like I guide everyone and help them have a positive mental attitude."
You had a great race in Frogtown at what point did you know you had the race?
"Coming down the slope I knew I was going to win. There were girls coming down the hill but going to fast they were going to die off. When we reached the baseball fields I knew I had it."
What has been your favorite thing being apart of the team?
"I love how close we are. One thing that is special is we have prayer before practice and we all hold hands and it really units us all"
Q&A with Lauren Patella
What do you feel your role is on the team?
"I feel my role on the team is to bring energy to the team"
How do you feel you played in the Section Final Game?
"We worked really well together and I feel our energy was high. We were very determined to win because last year we had lost to Oakridge in the finals but this year we took it to them"
What is a fun fact about yourself?
"I was born with a strand of gray hair"
