Athletes
of the Month
January
2023
Cheer
Rylie
is a senior cheer captain for the WHS Competition Cheer Team. The Cheer Team placed 5th at state
and won the ‘Best Crowd Leading’ category.
The Roos also placed 2nd at the NCA National
Competition. Rylie is on her second year
on the team since coming here from Iowa Park.
She is ranked 18th in her class of 540 students and has a 4.0
GPA. She is a part of various
organizations at Weatherford including:
National Honor Society, National Technical Honors Society, Student
Council, DECA, PALS, and is the softball manager. She was also selected as the August Optimist
Student of the Month. Rylie plans on
attending Oklahoma State University and majoring in finance this fall.
Anna Gilbert, Sr
Cheer
Anna
is a senior cheer captain for the WHS Competition Cheer Team. The Cheer Team placed 5th at state
and won the ‘Best Crowd Leading’ category.
The Roos also placed 2nd at the NCA National Competition.
Anna is in her third year on the Varsity Competition Cheer Team. She is ranked 15th out of 540 in
her class and has a 4.0 GPA. Anna is
currently the Class of 2023 Vice president, NHS Secretary, SNHS Public
Relations Officer, NTHS President of Service, Student Council, and a member of
DECA. She was also in the WHS production
of Wizard of Oz this year. Anna plans to
attend Texas A&M, University of Texas, or TCU this fall and major in
business.
Rileigh
Loftin, Sr
Cheer
Rileigh
is a senior cheer captain for the WHS Competition Cheer Team. The Cheer Team placed 5th at state
and won the ‘Best Crowd Leading’ category.
The Roos also placed 2nd at the NCA National
Competition. Rileigh is in her third
year on varsity and the second year of being a captain. She is ranked 16th out of 540 in
her class and has a 4.0 GPA. Rileigh is
a part of various organizations at Weatherford including: Athletic Training, PALS, Champs, National
Honor Society, Student Council, and National Society of Leadership and
Success. She plans on cheering in
college and majoring in Pre-Medicine and is undecided on where she will attend.
Athletes
of the Month
December
2022
Wrestling / Powerlifting
Tanner
Bussey is a junior and participates on the Wrestling and Powerlifting
teams. Tanner is a team captain for the
wrestling team. She placed second in the
South Grand Prairie meet earlier this season and was in the top six at the
Martin meet. In powerlifting Tanner won the first meet of
the year in Lake Worth in dominating fashion.
Last year she placed third at the regional meet and hit her automatic
state qualifying total before placing 11th at the state meet. Tanner currently owns school records in the
squat (305), bench press (180), dead lift (270), and total weight (740) in her
weight class. She has a 4.0 GPA and is
ranked 39th in her class.
Jaylin
Smith, Sr
Basketball
Jaylin
Smith is a senior and second year letterman on the Roo Basketball team. Jaylin is a post player who leads the Roos in
rebounds and blocked shots and is second on the team in scoring. He is currently
averaging 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks per game for the Roos. Jaylin is a team captain for the Roos and has
grown to be leader both on and off the court.
He has plans to play basketball at the next level after graduation but
is undecided yet on where he will be attending.
Athletes
of the Month
November
2022
Volleyball
Veronica
Cruz is a senior captain on the Lady Roo volleyball team. She is a three-year letter winner and a
three-time academic all-district athlete.
This year she was name the District 3-6A Defensive MVP. She is ranked 28th in her class of
558 students and has a 3.8 GPA. In
addition to being on the volleyball team, she is also a part of NHS. She plans on attending Weather College and
entering their Cardiovascular Sonography Program.
Ty Martin, Sr
Football / Track
Ty
Martin is a senior football player for the Weatherford Kangaroos. Ty has been an all-district performer for the
last two years playing right tackle and anchoring the offensive line. Ty finished the season with 14 pancake blocks
and helped pave the way for the Roo rushing attack that gained over 2400 yards
on the ground this season. The Roo
offense also averaged 32 points a game and had over 4200 yards in ten games. He is
a member of the PALS Program and has a 3.4 GPA. Ty is undecided on where he will attend
college but plans to play football while pursuing a degree in physical therapy.
October
2022
Rayla
Castillo, Jr
Cross
Country / Track
Rayla Castillo has anchored the Lady Roo Cross Country
team all season. She placed second at the District 3-6A meet earlier this
month and help lead the team to a third-place finish overall. With this
finish the Lady Roos advanced to the regional meet for the third year in a
row. Rayla then placed 22nd overall at the regional meet and
is the first alternate to the state meet. She has been on varsity since her
freshmen year in cross country and track. Rayla has a 3.7 GPA and wants
to run cross country in college while studying Astronomy or Fine
Arts.
Jojo
Polk, Jr
Football
/ Track / Baseball
Junior Jojo Polk is the running back for the Roo
Football team. He leads the team in rushing and went over the 1,000 yard
mark this season during the Boswell game. Jojo also ran for over 250
yards and scored the game winning touchdown in overtime vs LD Bell earlier this
month. Jojo has been the model of consistency by running for over 100
yards in every game but one. During track season he competed on the 4x100
and 4x200 meter relays. Jojo is a two-year letter winner and plans to
play football in college.
September
2022
Kate
Hansen, Sr
Volleyball
Senior Kate Hansen is team captain for Lady Roo
Volleyball. She leads the team in blocks with 27 and is second on the
team with 241 kills this season. Kate also
leads the team in hitting percentage at an impressive 34% and is second on the
team in points per set with 4.37. She
has a 3.5 grade point average and is planning to pursue a career in the medical
field. Kate is committed to Texas Tech to play volleyball upon graduation
in the fall of 2023.
Melvin
Polk, Sr
Football
/ Track
Senior Melvin Polk is a member of the Roo Football and
Track teams. As a wide receiver and
defensive back he leads the offense in receiving yards, receptions, and
defensively leads the team in interceptions. Melvin currently has 27 catches on the season for
287 yards to go along with five receiving touchdowns. He has also rushed for 175 yards on 13
carries and two touchdowns. During track season he competed on the 4x100,
4x200, and 4x400 meter relays. Melvin
has a 3.7 GPA and plans to play football in college. Currently he has offers from Liberty, Florida
International, and The Air Force Academy.
August 2022
Senior
Riess Griffith is a three-year starter on the Lady Roo Volleyball team. As
a junior she was named an All-District and All-State performer. Last year she set the record for kills in a
season and is leading the team again this year with 243 kills. She is also second on the team in aces,
passing, digs, and third on the team in blocks.
Riess has a 3.94 GPA and is ranked in the top ten percent of her class. She plans to play volleyball next year at West
Texas A&M.
