John Burroughs senior Steph Kelly has had a whirlwind four years. Her list of high school activities includes playing varsity basketball, tennis and lacrosse, cheerleading for her school’s club team, and acting as chief justice of the student court. She also played lacrosse for the St. Louis Speed and Mo22 teams. This fall, she heads to Colorado College, where she was recruited to play lacrosse.
How did you get into playing sports?
I’ve been playing basketball since third grade, when I signed up for a club team. I started playing lacrosse in sixth grade with the St. Louis Speed select team and never stopped. And I started tennis because I needed a fall sport freshman year.
What has been your most memorable game?
The lacrosse state game my freshman year. We weren’t expected to make it to state, and it was a close game against Ursuline. It was a matter of one goal the entire time, but we finally pulled it out in the end and won 15-14.
What are your goals for your final high school lacrosse season?
I want to make it further and play better than last year. After winning state my freshman and sophomore years, we were expected to win again my junior year, but we got third. To make it to the state championship will be hard— we have seven seniors on the team, but we also have a lot of new players.
Photo by Margaret Bahe