Senior Spotlight: Kate Salisbury (Bureau Valley High School)

Bureau Valley senior setter Kate Salisbury, a three-year varsity starter, served up her 1,000 career assist this season for the Storm. She provided new coach Saige Barnett a team leader.

Name: Kate Salisbury.

School: Bureau Valley High School.

Date/place of birth: May 08, 2006 in Geneseo.

Hometown: Sheffield.

Family: Scott Salisbury, Shelby Crabtree, Carter Salisbury, Quinn Salisbury.

Sports/activities: Basketball, Volleyball, Track, FCA, NHS, Science Club, Spanish Club.

Nickname(s): Kathy and Salz.

Favorite sport and why: Volleyball. I love to celebrate after every point and I love the bonds that I have made from volleyball

Favorite food and where to get it: Mexican style tacos from Los Ranchitos

Likes: Mexican food, sports, my friends.

Dislikes: Math, snakes, onions.

Person with the greatest influence on my athletic career and why: My grandpa. He never misses any sporting events and he is always cheering me on. He is my biggest supporter.

Person with the greatest influence in my life and why: My parents, because they have helped me through everything and they have taught me very many life lessons.

Who’s your dream celebrity prom date: Patrick Dempsey.

Name three historic figures you’d like to meet and why: Jesus, Abraham Lincoln, and Michael Jordan. They left a good impact on the world.

If stranded on a deserted island, I would have my: Phone.

The last song I listened to: “East Side of Sorrow”- Zach Bryan.

People would be surprised to know: I am terrified of throwing up or seeing someone else throw up.

I stay home to watch: “Kate plus 8.”

When I need luck for a big game, I: Pray.

The funniest person I’ve ever met and why?: Taylor Neuhalfen. She says the funniest things and always makes me laugh.

What they’ll say about me at school after I graduate: I was a hard-worker and cared about everything that I did.

Most embarrassing moment: I was doing box jumps and missed the box and wiped out on my back in front of my whole PE class.

Most unforgettable moment: Beating Princeton in volleyball on SIDS night, my senior year.

Ultimate sports fantasy: Getting first place at the State meet.

What I would like to do in life: I want to study psychology and become a child life specialist.

Three words that best describe myself: Energetic, funny, caring.

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