Lake City High School Athlete of the Month: Hannah Nelson

Hannah Nelson loves how softball is a mental game. The Lake City High School senior has been a varsity starter in left field since her sophomore year.

“Softball is so much about mental toughness, and where you are to go next to advance in the game,” Hannah said. “I love the internal aspect of the game more so than the physical.”

Her love for the game extends beyond school. She has played for Coeur d’Alene Crush, Spokane Crash and currently plays for the Washington Explosion.

In spite of her love and skill for the sport, Hannah did not make the varsity team her freshman year. But that did not keep her from working harder.

“I used the disappointment to drive myself to become better every single day that I (was) blessed to be able to play the sport, and it has helped me,” she said.

She’s learned an even bigger life lesson from travel coach, Shawna Juarez.

“She taught me that, more important than softball, life isn’t about me. Life is about other people around me that are affected by the life I live,” Hannah said.

Hannah will continue playing softball at Weber State University on a scholarship. Her current plans are to study criminal justice with a concentration in forensic investigation.

“I am greatly passionate about people, and being able to help people when someone they love dies is very important to me,” she said.

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