Willowbrook senior recognized with U.S. Figure Skating Graduating Seniors Award

Willowbrook is proud to share senior Annalisa Kunde (pictured above with her coach, Tiffany Sfikas) was recently recognized with the silver-level U.S. Figure Skating Graduating Seniors Award by the Program Development Committee of U.S. Figure Skating.

According to a press release from the committee, this award honors “the hard work of student-athletes who have participated in figure skating throughout high school; awards are given at the Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze level based off a skater’s level of competitive achievement in high school. Selection for this award speaks to a skater’s continued commitment to succeeding in their athletic and academic endeavors.”

Kunde has been skating since she was 5 years old. She spends up to three hours after school each day skating and doing off-ice conditioning and training, along with leaving home at 6 a.m. on Saturdays to teach and practice.