Megan Podkowa
Trinity
Basketball
Class rank:
7 of 139.
Athletics:
Tribune All-State first team for girls basketball; GCAC Red Player of the Year; Tribune/WGN-Ch. 9 Athlete of the Month for January; Trinity’s career leader in scoring, rebounding and blocks.
Academics:
Illinois State Scholar; National Honor Society; National Spanish Honor Society; President’s Award for Educational Excellence; first honors for four years; academic excellence awards in English, math and physics.
College:
DePaul. A combination of their academic program and women’s basketball program were the top two reasons I chose DePaul. I also love the urban campus setting in Chicago.
Major:
Biotechnology.
Dream job:
Genetic counselor.
Role model:
Derrick Rose. He has a great work ethic, he’s selfless and he never gives up on his teammates.
I’d like to have dinner with:
Barack Obama.
If I could trade places with one person for a day, it would be:
Taylor Swift.
Bucket list:
Travel overseas, win a national championship, sky dive.
Favorite movie:
“The Hunger Games.”
Favorite TV show:
“Criminal Minds.”
Last book you read for fun:
“The Lucky One” by Nicholas Sparks.
On my iPod:
Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Drake.
Pet:
Yellow Labrador named Molly.
Favorite sporting events:
games.
Cubs or Sox:
Cubs.
Hobbies:
Baking, reading.
Most people don’t know:
I am the youngest of five (two sisters, two brothers).
Best high school sports memory:
Winning the GCAC championship my senior year!
One word to describe your high school experience:
Awesome!
