Feb. 01--Year: senior

Sports: basketball, volleyball, track & field, rodeo

Basketball highlights: Megan is a three-time letterwinner and three-year starter, beginning her career as a forward before moving to point guard her senior year. She is a co-captain and is averaging 10.4 points, 3.1 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game for the Timberwolves, who are 8-5 overall, including 5-1 in the Six Rivers West Conference this season. She was named the Six Rivers Conference Player of the Year and the team's Most Valuable Player as a junior to lead River Ridge to the league title. She also earned all-conference first-team honors as a sophomore.

Volleyball highlights: A three-time letterwinner and three-year starter at middle hitter, Megan earned Six Rivers West Conference first-team honors, was a co-captain and the team's Most Valuable Player as a senior.

Track and field highlights: Megan is a three-time letterwinner, competing in the 200-meter dash, 800-meter relay, triple jump and discus. She was a sectional qualifier in the discus and 800 relay as a sophomore and freshman. River Ridge won the conference title her sophomore year.

Rodeo highlights: Megan won the Wisconsin High School Rodeo Association All-Around Cowgirl title and titles in breakaway roping and goat tying as a junior. She competed at the 2010 National High School Finals Rodeo in Gillette, Wyo.

Cumulative grade-point average: 3.5

Favorite subject: English Literature

Quick quote: "Competing in sports has taught me how much dedication it takes to be good and how much you need to work with your teammates to succeed."

Three words to describe me are: responsible, respectful, dedicated

I got my start in sports: competing in rodeo when I was six years old, basketball in fifth grade and volleyball and track and field in seventh grade.

I wish I could play: soccer

My most memorable moment in sports: any time we play Potosi.

I like about high school sports: being able to play with your friends and reach a goal as a team.

I enjoy competing in rodeo because: you meet a lot of new people and the adrenaline rush just before you compete.

Advice: "Keep working hard."

My role models are: my parents, Curt and Brenda.

My family also includes: my brother, Ronnie.

Nickname: Meg

Words to live by: "Hard work pays off."

Favorite athlete: B.J. Raji

Favorite team: Green Bay Packers

Favorite opponent: Potosi

Favorite movie: No Strings Attached

Favorite TV show: House; Chelsea Lately

Favorite food: breakfast

Favorite fast food place: Subway

Favorite sport on TV: National Finals Rodeo

Favorite place to visit: Oklahoma

I want to visit: Hawaii

On my iPod: country; Sugarland

I get my news: TV

Favorite website: Facebook

Radio pre-set: 100.1 FM

I drive: a 2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue

Dream car: convertible

I wish: I could surf.

I can't live without: my cell phone

If I won the lottery: I would buy a beach house or a condo in Florida.

I like River Ridge High School because: it is a small school and you know everybody.

I wish we could play: Platteville

I wish I could meet: rodeo superstar Trevor Brazile

Dream date: Ashton Kutcher

Dream gift: a ranch

My perfect day: being outside riding my horses

This and that: lives in Mount Hope ... member of National Honor Society, Student Council, Biology Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... participates in Choir ... volunteer work includes: visiting nursing home, Blood Drive, coaching in Little Wolves youth basketball and volleyball programs ... works on family farm which raises cattle ... She owns two horses, Oakey and Old Style.

Academic honors: member of High Honor Roll throughout high school ... nominated for Principal's Leadership Scholarship award.

Hobbies: tubing, waterskiing, riding horses

Post-high school plans: attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University to study psychology and compete in rodeo.

Did you know? Megan competes in barrels, poles, breakaway roping, goat tying, cutting and team roping with her older brother, Ron. Megan competes in and practices daily for about two hours from April to November.

Career goal: school psychologist

Prep Profiles, compiled by Dennis Semrau, run every Tuesday on Madison.com/sports and in the Wisconsin State Journal. If you would like to nominate a student-athlete who excels competitively and in the classroom, contact Dennis at 252-6490 or e-mail dsemrau@madison.com.

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