Anna Heyen '18 Recruiting Profile

My name is Anna Heyen.  I started playing basketball at a very young age and fell in love with the sport.  I have played on an organized basketball team since third grade, and in 7th grade started playing club basketball.  My club basketball team, Cornhusker Shooting Stars out of Lincoln, Nebraska practices 2-3 times a week for 3 hours with tournaments around the midwest.  This program is very intense, which provides me with a great environment to become a better basketball player.  By playing basketball, I have learned that I can persist through hard workouts and tough situations much longer than I ever thought possible.  I have also learned to deal with adversity in the proper way, and to overcome it.  Basketball has made me a better person by teaching me how to be a team player and how to come into every practice with a coachable attitude.  In high school, I would like to graduate with a 3.8 GPA or higher and receive a 28 or higher on my ACT.  In college, I would like to maintain a 4.0 GPA which will help me get into medical school.  I have worked very hard to get where I am today in my basketball career, and I will continue to do so until I am at the place where I want to be.  My parents are very supportive and continue to push me to be the best that I can be.  I love that I am able to spend every day playing basketball.