For your average homecoming queen, the night she gets crowned on the football field in front of the whole school is one of the most rewarding and unforgettable experiences of her life.
But Winchester’s Aubrey Weigand is not your average homecoming queen. In fact, getting crowned wasn’t even her most memorable accomplishment of the night.
As a freshman, Weigand became the first-ever female kicker for the Falcons and tied a school record with 10 extra points made in a single game. Three years later, in her senior season, she broke her own record by going 11-for-11 on PATs in Winchester’s 77-8 victory over Union County on Sep. 20. On top of the record-breaking performance, Weigand was crowned homecoming queen at halftime.
Winchester Falcons kicker Aubrey Weigand (No. 85) with holder Nate Winkle (No. 3) and long snapper Caleb Hummel (No. 20) after breaking Winchester’s single-game PATs record and being crowned homecoming queen at halftime.
“It was just a crazy night. We scored six touchdowns in the first quarter, and at that point I was thinking, ‘Well, maybe we are going to get the record tonight,'” Weigand said. “And then for homecoming queen, that was unexpected. Me and Juan [Castillo-Flores, a senior defensive lineman for Winchester and homecoming king], whenever we got down to the locker room, all the guys were screaming. I don’t think that locker room has ever gotten that loud before. It was really, really cool.”
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Despite never playing or even watching football before her freshman season, Weigand has developed the team-first mentality that characterizes truly great football players.
“I remember freshman year when we tied it, that was before the running…
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Publish date : 2024-09-24 00:53:15
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