Get to Know: Austin senior Jackson Hample
Published 6:28 pm Monday, December 5, 2016
Jackson Hample is a senior on the Packer wrestling team.
Q: What sports do you play?
A: Football and wrestling.
Q: How did you originally get into wrestling?
A: My eighth grade football coach talked me into joining after football was done
Q: What’s your favorite sports memory?
A: When Eli Marks pinned his opponent to win the duel against Winona.
Q: What have you learned from sports?
A: If you work hard, it will show in everything you do.
Q: What is the hardest part about wrestling?
A: The conditioning at the beginning of the season.
Q: Who is your biggest sports role model and why?
A: Jordan Burroughs, he is the face of US wrestling.
Q: What is your favorite movie or TV show?
A: The Other Guys.
Q: What is your favorite subject in school?
A: History.
Q: What is your dream job?
A: Physical Therapist.
Q: What is your favorite food?
A: Mac and Cheese.
Q: What are your plans after high school?
A: Attend a 4-year college to get a degree in physical therapy
Q: What’s a fun fact about you or hobby you enjoy most people don’t know about?
A: I love watching and collecting movies.
Q: What are your top three pump songs before a big game?
A: ‘X Gon’ Give It to Ya’ by DMX, ‘Lose Yourself’ by Eminem and ‘The Purge’ by ScHoolboy Q.
Q: What are your top three guilty pleasure songs?
A: ‘Hollaback Girl’ by Gwen Stefani, ‘Pocketful of Sunshine’ by Natasha Bedingfield and ‘Fergalicious’ by Fergie.