Melanie Ostler
Davis soccer
Age: 17
Class: Senior
Position: Center fullback
Nickname: Mel Mel
Interests:
Food: Fettuccine Alfredo
TV show: Gilmore Girls
Movie: She’s the Man
Music group: “I’m versatile. I’ll listen to everything but I’ve been going through a country phase lately.”
Book: The Hunger Games series
Class/subject: English
Favorite athlete: Alex Morgan
Role model: “My mom and dad, Sybil and Jeff.”
What I’d like to win a lifetime supply of: Money and happiness
Hobby: “I like going on jogs.”
Card game: Phase 10
Web site/video game: www.pinterest.com and www.facebook.com
Biggest sports thrill: “Either last Thanksgiving when my club team Forza went to Surf Cup in San Diego and won in (penalty kicks) or when we won State Cup the same year.”
Best advice I’ve ever received: “Keep trying and keep improving.”
Last week: Ostler is the defensive anchor for the 6-0 Darts which have tossed three straight shutouts, including a 7-0 blanking of Syracuse on Thursday in the Region 1 opener.
Ostler on her performance: “I think as the season goes on we’ll probably get stronger. We can always fix a bunch of things. We have a huge team goal of focusing on (winning) region for the sixth year in a row. That would give us a good placement for the state playoffos. The senior group — being our last year — would like to go as far as we can and end on a good note. The captains want to unite the team as one and have fun.”
Coach Souli Phongsavath on Ostler: “I love how consistent she is and that she is also very versatile. She’s one of my favorite players to coach because she’s willing to do what the team needs. She’s a captain on the team and all the girls look up to her.”
After high school: “I have committed to play soccer for Utah Valley University with a nice scholarship. I’m thinking about going into athletic training.”
— Chad Pritchett
Standard-Examiner
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