Meredith Knox is one of the top student-athletes in Washington High School history. A varsity softball, soccer, volleyball and basketball player, Knox will be inducted into the Washington Walk of Fame on Friday. Currently living in Hereford, England, Knox will not be in attendance during the halftime ceremony, but commented via email on etching her name into Pam Pack history.

 

Q: What made you want to play all those sports?

KNOX: Playing all those sports was never really even a thought for me. I grew up with two older brothers. Sports was just what we did. The first time I was at a ball field I was only a couple days old, so they tell me. So in high school, I am not even sure I was aware that there were options. I loved sports. I loved practice. I loved feeling like I gave my all into something and ending the game with cuts and bruises. I loved being a part of a team, riding on buses for long hours, laughing and being ridiculous. I loved competition and winning. So I played as many as I could. I don’t know. Maybe I am just weird.

 

Q: How were you able to balance schoolwork and all the extra curricular activities?

KNOX: Is it bad to say that I don’t actually remember? I just know that being busy was the “norm” — and somehow fun. I am not great at sitting still for long periods of time. I like pushing myself and being completely exhausted every night when I hit the pillow. So it just became the routine to always be doing something — whether that be schoolwork, sports or whatever else was going on in school or with friends. I just loved always being involved, being with people, feeling like I was never bored. Which has proved beneficial to me as you begin to notice that high school really wasn’t all that hard and learning to balance everything there is merely practice for what the world actually wants to throw at you. So, thanks high school. Also, my parents always told me grades came first. So I probably had a healthy amount of fear, too. Haha.

 

Q: You played one year of soccer and won Player-of-the-Year. How did that happen?

KNOX: I have no idea. Jesus still works miracles, I guess. But honestly, I think since I just hadn’t played in a long time and didn’t know if I was ever going to play again, I just went as hard as I could and turned up lucky a lot of the time. Plus, I remember that year being one of the most fun times of my high school life with that team and that group of girls — so that never hurts either.

 

Q: What was your fondest memory and what accomplishment are you most proud of?

KNOX: Not to give the cheesiest line of all time (but I am). My fondest memories are honestly the ones from off the court/field. The bus rides, the friends I made and still have, the long car rides with my parents, the times we lost and had to run sprints when the game was over, the scars I have from the stupid things we did while we were waiting on coach to get to practice. It was just a whole lotta’ fun all the time!

As far as accomplishment I am most proud of? I honestly don’t remember a lot of the trophies, or the games we won, or the tests I aced or whatever. I think I am just proud of the fact that I really believe that I milked high school for all it was worth. I don’t think I rushed past it. I know it’s not “cool” to say you love high school. But I really did! I believe Jesus gifted me with one of the best high school experiences you can have. I look back at Washington and all I got to experience and the friendships I had and, yeah, I’m proud of it. However lame that may be.

 

Q: How does it feel to be inducted in the WHS Walk of Fame?

KNOX: Just really thankful and humbled. I remember walking past those names when I was in high school. I didn’t know them or what they did exactly, but I remember thinking how cool it was that they seemed to leave some kind of mark on the place they spent a big chunk of their lives. I’m thankful that I get to be a part of the same.

I don’t know who chooses these things, but thanks! Go Pam Pack!