Softball

Student-Athlete Spotlight: Keegan Piton, UW-River Falls

Each week during the 2022-23 academic year, the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) will feature two student-athletes (one male and one female) from one of its eight institutions for a “Student-Athlete Spotlight” Q & A segment. The segments will be posted every Thursday and individuals are selected by the institution. The WIAC Student-Athlete Spotlights are presented by Culver's.


Name:  Keegan Piton    
Institution:  UW-River Falls
Hometown (High School):  Green Bay, Wis. (Green Bay Preble High School)
Year in school:  Junior
Sport:  Softball
Major:  Field Biology
Minor:  Geographic Information Systems


Why did you choose UW-River Falls?
The variety of learning opportunities, including field and lab research.
 
What other clubs/organizations on campus are you involved in?
Honors Program.
 
What causes do you care about?
Climate change/reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, protection of threatened and endangered species, and gender equality and fairness in sports.

What do you like most about competing in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and being a NCAA Division III student-athlete?
Being able to focus a lot of my energy on my academics, while also having the opportunity to play softball, which is an added bonus.
 
What is your favorite…
Menu item from Culver’s?  Spicy Chicken Sandwich
Flavor of the Day from Culver’s?  Lemon Crumble
Non-Athletic Spot on Campus?  GIS Lab
Movie?  The Goonies
Holiday?  Thanksgiving
Food?  Salmon
Musical Group/Artist?  Queen
Professional Sports Athlete/Team?  Milwaukee Brewers
Vacation Spot?  Door County, Wis.
 
What is your greatest sports moment? 
Making First Team All-WIAC for the 2022 season.
 
What is your favorite thing to do off the court/field with your teammates?
Binge watch reality TV shows like The Kardashians and The Bachelor.
 
One word that describes your team?
Spunky.
 
One word that describes you?
Outgoing.
 
What is your dream job? 
Wildlife Biologist.
 
Three things on your "bucket list"?
---Paragliding.
---Cage diving with sharks.
---Travel to the hot springs in Iceland.
 
A non-athletic talent that you have is?
Cooking.

Do you have any pre-game/pre-event superstitions or rituals? If so, what are they?
Not specifically pre-game, but I have a little plastic cow names Miss Moo and she comes with every game as the team’s mascot.
 
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