Hannah Lacey, soccer
Hannah Lacey is good at a lot of things. Predicting the future is not one of them, however.
Lacey plays soccer and runs track at Beth-Center and maintains a 3.9 GPA.
For all of that, she was again selected as her school’s representative in the Centennial Chevrolet Scholar/Athlete Spotlight program. She is the daughter of Tom and Suzy Lacey of Brownsville and has a younger brother, Jacob, who is a freshman soccer player at BC.
This is the third year that Lacey has been honored through this program. As a senior, she is finally eligible for the grand prize.
Lacey has been a multiple WPIAL qualifier, but likes playing soccer also. She scored the winning goal as Beth-Center beat Chartiers-Houston in overtime this season. The team finished 6-10 overall, 4-9 in Section 2-A.
“It’s probably equal between soccer and track, but I’ll probably run track in college. In track, I run the 100, 200, sometimes the 400 and the 4×100 relay.”
Lacey doesn’t play a sport for the school during the winter season, but that doesn’t mean she will become a bonbon-eating couch potato.
“Hannah is an awesome kid,” track coach Ed Woods said about Lacey. “She has a great work ethic and has already started in the weight room, training for this track season. As soon as soccer season ended, she was in the weight room lifting and training. Coach (Royce) Sofran will be in there with her starting in January.
“She is one of those kids who can just go all day long. The sky’s the limit for Hannah. She just needs to get stronger and she is working toward that.”
Lacey obviously has a bright future, she just isn’t sure yet exactly what is in store for her beyond her senior year.
“I know I’m going to college, but I’m not sure where I want to go or what it is exactly that I want to study,” Lacey said. “I’m kind of thinking physical therapy, but I’m not sure.”
“I have a job shadow that I have to set up, so I’ll know more about physical therapy and whether I want to go into that or not,” Lacey said. “Actually, if I choose to go to Slippery Rock, they have a three-and-three program. The first three years, I would major in exercise science, then I would go to grad school to get my doctorate.”
Sports will not determine where she will go, although she does have plans to run for the college track team.
“I kind of have a top three, but it kind of changes every day at this point,” Lacey said. “I’m thinking Slippery Rock, Washington & Jefferson or maybe Westminster.”
Wherever she goes and whatever she studies, Lacey knows she’ll have a couple of fans — her parents — rooting for her.
“They were always there for me,” Lacey said. “They always come to my games. They are always there to support me. They encourage me to do well.”