Junior Abi Lemon gives her all in four different sports

by Aubrey Cummings

Four different sports each school year seems impossible. How exactly does one do it?

Junior Abi Lemon does just that and has every year since she started high school. She participates in football, soccer, wrestling, and tennis.

“They are all so different but also help each other in their own way,” she explained.

She doesn’t just participate in these sports, though. She leads in them.  She is the person coaches look to for an example.  She is also the person her teammates look to when they need help. 

Wrestling coach Danny Struck described Lemon as a leader on and off the mat.

“She leads by example. She’s involved in so many things. It’s what leaders do — they get involved.  But she doesn’t just participate, she gives them her all.”

Lemon is constantly doing whatever she can to get better in each sport she participates in.

“I am constantly training, whether it’s for one sport or multiple. During soccer I’m also training for football, and when those are over, wrestling begins.  And when in tennis I also train with the track team on occasion,” she said.

Her family plays a big role in why she plays the sports she plays.

“My mom is a really big soccer fan, so getting into it was for her, but I also found a love for it myself,” Lemon explained. “And my family is always playing tennis together.”

Lemon isn’t just an athlete, though — she is also a student, an employee and a friend.  She is constantly having to find a way to balance all of this, which isn’t always easy.

“I am basically always busy, which means doing school work on the way to meets or games or even the period before it’s due,” Lemon said with a laugh.

Throughout the time Lemon has participated in these sports she has made friendships that she never would have had she not been a part of the team.

“Until I joined to football team, I never would’ve never even considered being friends with the guys, but when I joined I met them and now they are some of my closest friends.”

Lemon is a role model for those who want to try something new and for those who are already in the sports they love.  She shows people how to push through challenges and she teaches people what it means to be a leader.