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Hannah Flottmeyer, Middleton High School
Year: Senior.
Sports: Basketball, volleyball.
Sports highlights: Hannah is a four-year letterwinner and two-year starter as a forward in basketball. A co-captain as a senior, she earned All-Big Eight Conference second-team honors. She is averaging 10.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game for the Cardinals, who won Big Eight Conference, regional and sectional titles to advance to the WIAA Division 1 state semifinals. As a junior, she averaged 5.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, she was a reserve for the Cardinals, who advanced to the WIAA Division 1 state semifinals.
She is a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter as a middle blocker in volleyball and was a co-captain as a junior and senior. She earned All-Big Eight Conference first-team honors as a senior and led the team in blocks and was second in kills. She received all-conference second-team honors as a junior, when she was recognized as the top blocker in the state of Wisconsin by MaxPreps. She earned a Team Sportsmanship Award her sophomore season and the team’s Most Improved Player as a freshman and sophomore.
Pre-game ritual or superstition: Getting ready for the game with the team.
Favorite subject/class: AP Psychology with Mr. Byrne
3 words to describe me are: Genuine, funny, compassionate.
Quick quote: “Competing in sports has taught me that it’s all about the E.A.R for God -- Effort, Attitude and Respect – and giving 100 percent in all of that gives you success.”
I got my start in sports: In basketball in second grade in the Middleton Basketball Club program and in volleyball in sixth grade at High Point Christian School.
I wish I could play: Any sport with an object in my hand. Somehow I have never been good at sports like baseball, golf, tennis and lacrosse, so I have stuck with the ones that I can use my hand-eye coordination.
My most memorable moments in sports: Running out onto the floor at the Resch Center my sophomore year with hundreds of fans cheering for the state game.
I like about high school sports: They bring everyone together, the community, students, other athletes, everyone. There is something special about having the gym full of people that are there cheering for you.
Advice: “Enjoy every second of it, the ups and the downs, because in a blink of an eye it’ll be over.”
My role models are: My parents have and will always be my role models. The sacrifices they make for me and my siblings have shown me how I want to live an honorable life.
Most inspirational teammate: The Lemirande triplets (Alyssa, Bria, and Carlee).
My family includes: My mom and dad, Andy and Ellen Flottmeyer, and three younger siblings, Isaac (15), Caleb (12), and Maryelle (8).
Nickname: ‘H’, Han, Flott.
Favorite quote: “You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.”
Favorite athlete: Donald Driver.
Favorite team: Green Bay Packers.
Favorite opponent: Any big rivalry.
Favorite facility/site to compete in: The Resch Center in Green Bay for state, nothing like it.
Favorite movie: ‘High School Musical’.
Favorite TV show: ‘The Office’.
Favorite food: Sweet potatoes.
Favorite fast food place and/or restaurant: Chick-fil-A.
Favorite sport on TV: Football.
Favorite place to visit: Madison’s Farmers’ Market.
Top three favorite songs: ‘Now or Never’ – High School Musical; ‘We R Who We R’ – Kesha; ‘Heebiejeebies’ – Anime.
Primary news source: ESPN
Radio preset: 100.5 FM ESPN.
I drive: Cami, my Toyota Camry.
Dream car: A Jeep.
I can’t live without: My family (the Fam Bam).
I like Middleton High School because: My dad went to Middleton High School and I’m following in his footsteps so some of the teachers recognize my last name.
I wish we could play: Milwaukee King.
I wish I could meet: Troy Bolton.
Dream date: Walking from the Capital to The Memorial Union, eating Babcock ice cream and watching the sun set
Dream gift: A trip around the world.
My perfect day: Winning a state championship for both volleyball and basketball.
I like to read: Mystery novels.
This and that: I spend a lot of time helping out at High Point Church with traveling to the Dominican Republic most summers and doing mission work in the city … also volunteer with summer youth basketball skills and clinic programs … attended 2018 WIAA Sportsmanship Summit.
Hobbies: Traveling.
Post-high school plans: Attend UW-Eau Claire to study Education and play volleyball.
Did you know? I was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and moved to Middleton when I was two years old.
Career goal: Travel the world and raise a family.