Shantel Koester - a Shining Example

Shantel Koester is an integral part of the 18U Hikida competitive Impact Gold softball team. She is a pitcher and middle infield/utility player for the IG team. She started playing softball when she was only 7 years old, fell in love with the game and has been playing, learning and growing ever since. 

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See Shantel in Action

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About Shantel

• Hometown Berthoud, Colorado
• Lyons High School 
• 5'5" Hits/Throws R/R
• Pitching Coach - Mike Forsythe
• High School GPA 3.34
• Graduation Year 2021
• Committed to Sterling Junior College to play softball under Coach Myers and Coach Gertner
• Going to major in Business

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Awards

• USA 18B Northern National Champions 2019
• CHSAA All Conference 2017, 2018 & 2020
• First All State 2020
• Colorado State Tournament 2020

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Community Service

• Big sister/little sister program

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