Athlete of the Week Northeastern High School

Dane Whip is the Athlete of the Week from Northeastern High School. CONTRIBUTED

Dane Whip is the Athlete of the Week from Northeastern High School. CONTRIBUTED

Name: Dane Whip

School: Northeastern High School

Grade: 11

Age: 17

Sports: Soccer, Track

Claim to fame/honors: OHC Long Jump Champion 2021, First Team OHC

Words you live by: The Gospel

Toughest opponent: Mechanicsburg/West Liberty

Biggest influence: my dad

Game-day rituals: I pray and do a specific set of stretches

What’s on your bedroom walls: Star Wars posters

When I’m bored I like to … play video games, workout, watch YouTube

Favorite movie: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Person who would play you in a movie: Johnny Depp or Christian Bale

Favorite TV show: The Office

Favorite musical artist: Taylor Swift

Favorite book: A Thousand Splendid Suns

Favorite home-cooked meal: Steak and baked potato

Favorite restaurant: El Toro

Whose mind would you like to read: Elon Musk

Place where you’d love to travel: Egypt or Australia

Talent you’d like to have: backflip

Favorite school subject: History

Favorite athlete: Matt Boling

Favorite team: Ohio State

Something in the world I’d like to change: easier things for left-handed people

Favorite sports moment: winning OHC sophomore year or jumping 20′11 at county 2021

Favorite junk food: Hot Cheetos

Best thing about your favorite sport: It is a personal competition but also a team, and my biggest opponent is myself.