Nassau Scholar-Athlete

REPORTED BY CHRISTOPHER HUNT

November 26, 2003

NASSAU SCHOLAR-ATHLETE

Kimberly Pastor

Grade: Senior.

School: Our Lady of Mercy.

Athletics: Volleyball (fall), lacrosse (spring).

Statistics: As co-captain on the volleyball team, Pastor plays libero, the defensive specialist. Pastor broke the single-season dig record with 272 this season, shattering Susanne Westing's mark of 168 set in 1997. She led a defense that helped win the NSCHSAA and state CHSAA championships. In lacrosse, she plays defensive wing.

Quotable: "I'm not really the flashy type. I'm not going to try to score a bunch of points. I'd rather be an integral part of the game, instead of the whole game." Of her work ethic, she said, "I'm not the kind of person to just come home and watch TV."

Interests: Pastor is a Dot Sports Night captain during the winter and a member of the Leaders' Club. She's a member of the Spanish Club, a peer tutor, a member of Mercy Action and the Peanut Butter and Jelly Gang, which makes sandwiches for the homeless. Pastor also volunteers at a handicapped horseback riding facility and somewhere in between, spends time with friends.

Next Competition: Lacrosse begins in March.

Academics: Pastor is ranked second in a class of 110 with a 98.5 GPA and scored 1,400 on the SAT. She is a member of the National and Spanish Honor Societies. She won the Bausch & Lomb Science Award, which provides a scholarship if she attends Rochester (N.Y.), and the RPI Student in Math and Science Award.

From Her Coach: "She's just an outstanding young lady," athletic director and volleyball coach Karen Andreone said. "She's the type of kid you want on your team. A hard, hard worker. She's a senior and she's really special. We're going to miss her ... just an all-round outstanding kid."

Ambition: She is exploring Northwestern, Cornell, Notre Dame and West Virginia, and hopes to play volleyball.