SLO LIFE Magazine Apr/May 2019
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| ON THE RISE<br />
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT<br />
Branden Dolezal<br />
Seventeen-year-old San Luis Obispo<br />
High School senior and future<br />
Gaucho is poised to score on the<br />
soccer field as he heads to<br />
UC Santa Barbara this fall.<br />
What recognition have you received?<br />
For high school, I have won League three out of four varsity years and am<br />
a three-time MVP. We won Cal South National Cup as well as Far West<br />
Regional in Hawaii.<br />
What is going on with you now?<br />
I am playing club soccer with my team from Santa Barbara, and getting<br />
ready to head off to college in the fall.<br />
Who has influenced you the most?<br />
My parents have influenced me the most because they provide lots of<br />
opportunities and push me to be better.<br />
What is your favorite memory of all time?<br />
My freshman year we played soccer against Arroyo Grande and I scored<br />
two goals.<br />
If you could meet anyone, who would it be?<br />
I would want to meet Walt Disney because he was such a creative person.<br />
What are your interests and hobbies?<br />
I love soccer, and over the summer I am an avid wakeboarder.<br />
Where do you see yourself in ten years?<br />
Either still playing on the soccer field or working as a physical therapist<br />
or chiropractor.<br />
What is something that no one knows about you?<br />
I am very bad at video games.<br />
What do you dislike the most ?<br />
I do not like waking up early because I love my sleep.<br />
What are your plans for college?<br />
I signed on to play soccer at UCSB.<br />
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