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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
Athlete of the Month
Barr’s win a 2018 first for Loyola
Michael Wojtychiw
Sports Editor
with Tripp Schulte
Schulte is a key contributor
on the Glenbrook
North boys tennis team.
When and why did
you start playing
tennis?
I always loved the sport
and picked up a racket at 8
years old and I was on the
ball machine and did it the
whole day and kept going.
I got really far.
Loyola Academy’s Tommy Barr took the Athlete of the
Month honor for February. 22nd Century Media File Photo
The swimming season
might be over,
but that doesn’t mean
Loyola Academy swimmer
Tommy Barr is done
winning.
The senior Rambler
helped Loyola win its first
Athlete of the Month with
a strong voter presence in
March. Barr won the February
competition, earning
699 votes during the voting
period.
Barr edged out Glenbrook
North boys basketball
player Evan Barnes,
who finished second, and
Glenbrook South girls
track and field sophomore
Raelyn Roberson, who finished
third.
Voting lasted from
March 10-25. The Athlete
of the Month contest for
athletes selected in the
month of March gets underway
on April 10 and
will end on April 25. Vote
at NorthbrookTower.com.
What do you like most
about the sport?
I like the competitiveness
of it. I like to compete
one-on-one, trying to
figure out how to beat the
guy.
What’s your favorite
personal sports
moment?
Last summer, I played
in a tournament and it was
a close and long match. It
was very tight.
What is one thing
people don’t know
about you?
I really don’t like it when
people touch my hair.
If you were a
superhero, what
superpower would you
want?
I would want to fly because
I think it would be
cool to look over people
and see what they’re doing.
What would you do if
you won the lottery?
I would buy a mansion
or buy a tennis court. I
would get the mansion
somewhere in Florida.
If you could play
another sport, what
would it be?
I would say football. I
have the size for it and am
built like a football player.
I throw a pretty good football.
I played for a year
but stopped because of
tennis.
What is your favorite
area restaurant?
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I like to go to WildFire. I
usually get the steak.
What is one thing on
your bucket list?
I want to probably travel
and go to Wimbledon, that
would be really cool. I’ve
been to the U.S. Open once
and a tournament in Cincinnati,
but I think Wimbledon
would be really cool.
If you could be any
animal, which would
you choose?
I would be a tiger because
they run really fast.
Interview by Sports Editor
Michal Dwojak