Faces of Sports: Kaitlin Kirkpatrick

By Lily Zhao
<lzhao@hilite.org>

Lily Zhao: What’s your favorite song to workout to?
Kaitlin Kirkpatrick: “Check Yes Juliet” by We The Kings

LZ: Favorite pregame snacks?
KK: Banana with peanut butter

LZ: Favorite songs/albums on your iPod?
KK: (I like the artist) Boys like Girls

LZ: Favorite athlete?
KK: Thierry Henry

LZ: Are you interested in playing soccer in college? If so, where?
KK: Yes, I’m playing at Colorado College next year.

LZ: How do you feel about the team after injuries to some of the starters?
KK: It’s been difficult for the team to get used to playing without some of our starters but everyone has really stepped up and played well enough to secure us some victories.

LZ: Is there pressure to win a championship?
KK: There’s a lot of pressure on us seniors because the coaches keep reminding us that if we don’t win we’ll be the first class to graduate without a state ring and we don’t want to let everyone down.

LZ: How would it feel to graduate as the only class of upperclassman without a title ring?
KK: If we graduated without a state ring, I’d mostly feel disappointed and embarrassed. For so long I’ve waited to join and contribute to the “Carmel soccer legacy” and to be the only team to graduate without a ring would feel like we didn’t give it our all. We definitely have the potential and talent to win so I don’t want us to let ourselves down.