ZASMINE JOHNSON - 2011
Zasmine Johnson played volleyball, basketball and soccer at Hazelwood Central. Michael Loyd, who coached Zasmine’s club volleyball team as well as the varsity team at Fort Zumwalt East, said, “There isn’t a more selfless and classy athlete than her… Before every match, she would go tell the opposing coach good luck. At the end of every match she would make sure to thank the opposing coach, the refs and the players. If we would lose, she would always wish the winning team best of luck on the rest of the day. Several coaches would come up to me to talk about her attitude on the court and how lucky I was.” As an all-conference honorable mention selection in soccer, Zasmine played goalie even though she wasn’t comfortable with the position. The team needed her and she did it for the team, according to Hazelwood Central coach Patrick Rocco. He added that her teammates nicknamed her “Grandma” because of her compassion and the way she treated them was as if she was watching over them like a grandma would. Rocco said, “In my seven years of coaching, I have coached and encountered hundreds of student-athletes. I know of no other athlete that I have coached or observed that is more deserving (of the scholarship) than Zasmine.” Zasmine continued her education at the
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