Get to know Hutto HS two-sport athlete Gary Choice
HUTTO, Texas — Most of us have to choose, either we are going to excel in athletics or we going to excel in academics. The reason we have to choose is because most of us don鈥檛 have the time or skills to be good at both. Gary Choice didn鈥檛 want to make that choice. He didn鈥檛 have to. He is one of those rare breeds who has the aptitude and aspiration for success in both!
Gary is a junior at Hutto High School and is a two-sport athlete. He runs track (100, 200, long and triple jump). He has been on the varsity squad since his freshman year. He also plays on the varsity football team as a wide receiver. Gary also happens to be a straight 鈥淎鈥� student. He loves to read (especially science-fiction), and he is one of those polite kids who still responds to adults with a 鈥測es sir/mam.鈥�
He鈥檚 among the best and brightest of Hippo nation.
If asked, Gary will tell you he loves football. It鈥檚 not just the excitement of the sport, it鈥檚 the comradery he feels with his fellow teammates. 鈥淚鈥檝e been playing with some of these guys since kindergarten. The bond is pretty strong when you have played together that long!鈥� That is not say that he doesn鈥檛 have an affinity for track. Track was actually his first sport. Football came a year later. 鈥淭he thing I love about track is that the results are immediate. You know how you did right away. Plus, running is pretty much the foundation for everything else. So, it makes sense to continue practicing and improving on the basics.鈥�
Gary鈥檚 parents are Gary II and Shontel. Gary II served in the Navy and so the family moved frequently making their home in Tyler, Chicago, San Diego and eventually landing in Hutto in 2010. They knew early on they had a talented oldest son. No question he was gifted. But, as parents, they made the point with their kids that academics were always the priority. 鈥淲e are a school-first family.鈥� Their message hit home and Gary III walks it out faithfully and his family and coaches couldn鈥檛 be prouder.
The Choice household is a busy place, because alongside their oldest son鈥檚 multi-sport exploits, they have three other children Dairen (16), and then a set of twins Derrick and Mariah (8). Given the success of their oldest child, Hippo nation has a lot to look forward to as the rest of the crew makes their own wise choices for the future.
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