Michelle Weiss (Swimming & Diving, University of the Cumberlands) grew up in SD. HelloNation asks student athletes one question about the place that raised them and records the answer on camera. This is Michelle Weiss’s, in full.
The question
Tell a story about a moment when your hometown came together or achieved something that made you proud.
The answer, as recorded
Transcript. What follows is a transcript of the video above, in Michelle Weiss’s own words. It has not been rewritten, and no part of it was drafted for them.
One moment that made me especially proud of my hometown was watching Pierce, South Dakota come together for its football team. From 2017 to 2023, the Pierce Governors won seven straight state championship titles. That was from the time I was in seventh grade all the way through freshman in college. Growing up during that streak, it felt like the whole town was invested in the team and were proud of what they were accomplishing. The championships were more than just football. Families, students, alumni, and people throughout Pierce came together to support the players and the coaches. In a smaller town, accomplishments like that feel personal because you often know the people involved or know someone who does. Each championship gave the community something to celebrate together. What made me most proud was seeing how the success of one team could bring an entire town together. The seven straight championships became a part of growing up in Pierce. Everyone knew that our football team was great. And this created memories that many people in the community still have.
Recorded by HelloNation as part of its athlete voices program and published by Hello Newswire, HelloNation’s good news newswire. The words are the speaker’s own.
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