Evenocheck is the second-leading scorer for the Irish girls' basketball team. The Rosemount captain is averaging a team-best 13.2 points per game in the 2014-15season. The Irish are off to a 4-0 start. Here is a closer look at Evenocheck, also a runner on the Irish cross-country and track and field teams:
Q The best movie you've seen in the past year?
A "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1."
Q Three words your friends or teammates would use to describe you are …
A Funny, tall and awkward.
Q Three songs you never skip on your iPod are …
A "Arena" by Con Bro Chill; "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" by Backstreet Boys, and anything by Hoodie Allen.
Q At our first varsity practice, how did you feel?
A Overwhelmed by the fast-paced play and intensity. Also, confused by all the plays we were given.
Q What is your most memorable moment as a high school athlete?
A Being a part of the Class 2A cross-country state meet.
Q What are your athletic goals for the remainder of the 2014-15 school year?
A I want to leave the programs stronger than when I started, and help my teams be the best they can be.
Q What is your favorite meal before a game or meet?
A Jelly beans.
Q Name one sport you wish you could participate in that you don't?
A Gymnastics. I want to be able to do not only a flip, but a flip on a beam.
Q How do you balance school and sports during the year?
A I have an organized calendar, and very helpful parents that remind me what I have to do.
Q In 10 years, what do you hope to be?
A A civil engineer, computer scientist or guiding canoe trips in northern Minnesota.
Q Since it's the holiday season, what's the best Christmas present you have ever received?
A My first cellphone. I was the last one of my friends to get one.
Q What is on your Christmas list this year?
A Beats headphones and Nike basketball socks.
RON HAGGSTROM