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WAVERLEY:<\/strong> A dream is about to come true for a Waverley athlete better known for her baseball pitching skills then her track and field success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Julia Konigshofer, a Lockview High student, announced recently that she has committed to the University of Memphis, a Division 1 NCAA school in javelin for their track and field team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The young woman\u2019s success in the sport came to the forefront in recent months as she won gold at the Legion track and field nationals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Konigshofer, who will be studying exercise science with the aim to become a physiotherapist, said she feels honoured to be joining the team. She plans to do her graduate work back here in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI feel proud to represent such an amazing track program,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m excited for the opportunity and to start my journey as a Memphis Tiger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”78″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”6″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n She began throwing javelin in Grade 8, but because of the pandemic and restrictions that followed she missed a couple competitive seasons of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis past year I got back into it in a big way with both high school and club meets,\u2019 said Konigshofer, who joined the Truro Lions track program and began working with Coach Iain LaPointe. \u201cI was making some big gains and was starting to be noticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ve always been known for my baseball achievements and once I realized how much I loved track I researched throwing programs, and I haven\u2019t looked back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”8″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”72″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Konigshofer said she started the recruiting process for track and field in Universities in May of this year. She signed her commitment papers to the University of Memphis in September. She had been in contact with numerous schools in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHowever Memphis\u2019s track program was the one that appealed to me most,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Konigshofer and her dad visited their campus and training facilities this summer and knew that was where she wanted to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She said she did consider going to university locally, however javelin isn\u2019t among the sports in Canada at CIS schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”92″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”93″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Konigshofer said it\u2019s been her dream since Grade 8 to attend post-secondary schooling south of the border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI wanted an adventure and to experience a new destination while pursuing my schooling,\u201d she said. \u201cWhat drew me to the University of Memphis was the vibe and the atmosphere of the track team coaches and campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhen I was there and when I talk to my coaches, I could really picture myself there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”25″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”123″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”182″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”111″] [adrotate banner=”156″] WAVERLEY: A dream is about to come true for a Waverley athlete better known for her baseball pitching skills then her track and field success. 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