At George Mason High School, our principal, Mr. Matt Hills, set a standard in the school for all students to excel in mind, body, and character. In this series, The Lasso looks for students who excel in these different yet equally valuable areas. This week, The Lasso digs deeper with senior Hannah Hiscott in how she excels in the category of body with her roles in sports at Mason, especially field hockey.
At George Mason, playing a sport is one of the biggest forms of school spirit, and one of the easiest ways to get involved. So, with Hannah Hiscott being a three season athlete, you could say she has three times the spirit and three times the involvement. Hiscott plays for the varsity field hockey team, varsity swim team, and the varsity lacrosse team. The many sports and leadership positions she takes within said sports show the way she excels not only in encouraging herself to further her own game, but in encouraging others to push themselves as well.
“I like field hockey because now I’m kind of just rabble rousing. I come into practice like, ‘yeah let’s start practice guys. It’s time to warm up.’ I am definitely not the fastest person on the team but I am definitely the most let’s get going or let’s go do this and I’m a little bit over enthusiastic about everything,” Hiscott said.
Since swim and lacrosse are currently out of season at Mason, Hiscott is focusing on her role as the captain and only goalie on the field hockey team. This year’s team had to cope with a heavy loss of 12 seniors, leaving only 4 seniors, including Hiscott, to be the captains and lead the team into the season.
“We had lots of people who had great character, great personalities, and were great at field hockey… So me and the other captains, which are all the seniors… really had to step up in our role as captains. Even when we weren’t officially named as captains we had to step up and fill those shoes,” Hiscott said.
Although being a captain is a very important factor that Hiscott adds to the team, being the only goalie is another essential role Hiscott takes on. Hiscott explained the hardships of being a goalie, including keeping a positive mindset and, more on the humorous side, having heavy and smelly pads.
This season is on track to be successful and full of great leaders and hard workers like Hiscott who pushes her body to be the very best it can be for not only herself but for the benefit of her team.
“She really pushes her body to improve during all of our runs, and especially in her training of becoming a goalie,” said field hockey coach Amanda Cryder.
Hiscott uses both her body for training and her mind for strategizing for her team for effective practices to ensure that her character shines on the field.
