UISD Student has Olympic Goal
Written by admin, Jun 28, 2014, 0 Comments
Courtesy Alex Meyer,
(Laredo, Tx)-With her eye on making the USA Olympic Volleyball Team, Lorena Contreras, a 6th grader at Trautmann Middle School, is on the fast track to realizing this dream with her acceptance to the Girls’ Future Select National Training Program in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Contreras was one of 10 young girls from Texas, and 96 from the country, to be selected for the exclusive program.
She has been playing volleyball since she was in first grade at Trautmann Elementary School. Contreras will be accompanied by her family when she travels to the volleyball training camp in mid-July. Contreras aspires to join the USA Olympic Volleyball Team in the future. She is the daughter of Ramiro and Emily Contreras and has two older siblings, Victoria and Ramie.
