Jack Foley

Third runner-up male Scholar-Athlete
Jack Foley
Ready
Grade-point avg.: 3.82
$2,000
Encova Insurance

Sports played: Football (4 years), track (4)

Academic highlights: Father Huber and Msgr. J. Colby Grimes scholar award winners; National Honor Society member; scored 32 on ACT

Athletic highlights: All-state and three-time all-district and all-league in football

College choice: Baldwin Wallace (anticipated major: engineering )

Photo location: In front of Ready High School

Home front: My parents are Mike and Mary Foley and I have two younger sisters: Nora is 15 and Lucy is 11.

Favorite subject: Science, because I enjoy learning about how the world works.

Least-favorite subject: Calculus gives me the most trouble, just the way the coursework builds over time. Everything that I learned was going to be needed later down the road, giving me a lot more to study.

Prized possession: My cross necklace. I received it during my senior retreat and it is extremely important to me.

Favorite book: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” by J.K. Rowling, tells an amazing story and I love the ending.

Favorite movie: “Avengers: Endgame” has some of the coolest movie scenes I have ever seen. The final fight at the end is just awesome, there’s no other way to describe it.

Favorite television show: “The Flash” really brings the comics to life, and the Flash is one of my favorite superheroes.

Favorite musician: J. Cole. I love his rhythm and the way he can tell stories through his music.

Essential app: Twitter. I use it every day to see what is currently happening in the world.

Favorite home-cooked meal: Bow-tie pasta, prepared by my mom. The recipe came from my Nana, and I would love to tell you all about it but the secrecy is what makes it special.

My cooking specialty: Eggo waffles.

Favorite restaurant mea: A steak burrito from Chipotle.

Guilty pleasure: On occasion I let myself eat lots of Pop-Tarts, even though I know they are bad for you. My favorite is hot fudge sundae.

Proudest sports moment: During my senior football season I came back after tearing my hamstring and finished out the season with more than 1,000 rushing yards.

Sport I’d like to try someday: Water polo. I love swimming and think it would be fun to try.

Story behind my uniform number: While growing up, I fell in love with football by watching the Minnesota Vikings and Adrian Peterson. I dreamed of being just like Peterson, which ultimately led to me picking 28 as my number.

Favorite athlete: Tim Tebow has always worked incredibly hard to be successful in life and pushes those around him to do the same. He also has always stood up for what he believes in. Tebow has been a great role model for me.

Inspiration: My parents have sacrificed so much in order to make life better for me that I strive every day to ensure that all their hard work was not in vain.

Dream job: Being a famous musician.

Place I’d like to travel: Greece. The mythology has always interested me, so it would be awesome to see the history.

Something most people don’t know about me: I love to make and listen to music. I enjoy creating and playing around with beats and rhythms on my MacBook.

Least-favorite household chore: Cleaning up after my dog.

Something I can’t get right no matter how hard I try: I simply cannot whistle. It is impossible for me.

Words to leave by: “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” — various

By Ray Stein
rstein@dispatch.com