Athletes
of the Month
August 2023
Cross Country / Soccer / Track
Senior Josh Gal is a member of the cross
country, soccer, and track teams. He has
been a letter winner for cross country and soccer all four years of his high
school career. Josh was named first team
all-district in cross country and honorable mention in soccer as a junior. He also qualified for the USATF nationals in
the 2K steeplechase. Josh has a 3.8 GPA
and is ranked 68th in his class.
Josh is also involved with student government, UIL social studies, UIL
current events, and Rooted in Christ. He
plans to attend Trinity University to run cross country and dual major in international
economics and international studies.
Emma Melven, Sr
Tennis / Basketball
Senior Emma Melven is a member of the
Lady Roo tennis and basketball teams.
She has been a letter winner all four years in tennis and was a first
team all-district performer in singles her freshman and sophomore year. She was named second team all-district in
doubles her sophomore year and advanced to regionals both her freshman and
sophomore seasons. In basketball Emma
has been on varsity both her junior and senior seasons fighting through three
surgeries on her knee in a 10-month period and is still recovering fully. She has
a 3.9 GPA and is ranked 38th in her class all while being a part of
NHS, HOSA, DECA, and STUCO. Emma plans to
attend BYU or Utah State and major in kinesiology to pursue a career in
physical therapy for athletes.
