Senior Spotlight>Walker Menzel (Princeton High School)

Name: Walker Menzel.

School: Princeton High School.

Date/place of birth: Feb. 23, 2004/IVCH, Peru.

Hometown: Princeton.

Family: Parents - Rick and Kris Menzel; sisters - Tawnya and Madison.

Sports/activities: Football, FFA, FCA, Year One Mentor, Sportsman’s Club, Disc Golf club, Young Life, St. Louis Youth Group, duck hunting, deer hunting, fishing and bow fishing and riding my four wheeler.

Nickname(s): Walk Daddy, Walkdizzle, Wheeler, Big Walk, Menzel.

Favorite sport and why: Football, because they are like family to me.

Favorite food and where to get it: Shrimp and Chicken Allen Special from Los Ranchitos.

Likes: Hanging out with friends, listening to music and hunting.

Dislikes: Do laundry and running.

Person with the greatest influence on my athletic career and why: Coach Pearson. He teaches us how to be good players and good men.

Person with the greatest influence in my life and why: My parents because they have supported and loved me throughout my life.

Who’s your dream celebrity prom date: I would probably rather go hunting.

Name a historic figures you’d like to meet and why: Henry Ford-I would like to tell him a Chevy is better!

If stranded on a deserted island, I would have my: Family.

The last song I listened to: “Good Times Roll.”

People would be surprised to know: My truck (Ole’ Red) has 316,000+ miles on it!

I stay home to watch: “Northwoods Law.”

When I need luck for a big game, I: Go early and spend time with my friends in the parking lot before the game.

The funniest person I’ve ever met (and why?): Uncle Jerry - there is never a dull moment when he is around.

What they’ll say about me at school after I graduate: “He loved to eat.”

Most embarrassing moment: Missing the top step while doing stairs laps during PE my freshman year and falling down the steps.

Most unforgettable moment: Shooting a deer while “in class” during COVID.

Ultimate sports fantasy: To have my own hunting show.

What I would like to do in life: Obtain a CDL before I graduate and then become a heavy machinery operator.

Three words that best describe myself: Hardworking, always on time, adventurous.