Isabella Pudenz '24 Recruiting Profile

Hi, I am Bella! I am a Manson Northwest Webster Junior/Senior High in Manson, Iowa. I am currently involved in FFA (Vice President), The National Honors Society (inducted 2022), and many other community service projects through the school and FFA. I only play basketball through the school. I did play AAU basketball for four years through All Iowa Attack in Ames, Iowa, but I decided not to go out before my senior year due to my want to focus on working. I plan on attending a two-year college to achieve my nursing degree, then transfer to a four-year university to get my bachelor's in nursing with a focus in pediatrics. I am a licensed CNA, and I have worked as a CNA for about eight months. Because of basketball, I am stepping back to focus on school and basketball more. Once the season is over, I plan to apply at Unity Point Trinity Hospital in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to work as a CNA on their acute care floor. 

I am a very hard worker, not only on the court, but in school and the workforce as well. I also am very coachable. I always want feedback from my coaches, teammates, and anyone else watching me play. I also love to be the teammate who is always cheering on others and trying to push them to better themselves. I love being encouraged and cheered on so I do that for my teammates as well. 

I would love to continue my basketball career past high school because I have such a big love for the sport and want to play as long as I am able to.