Penolope Desjardins
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- Hometown:
- Westborough, Mass.
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- High School:
- Westborough HS
Bio
| Full Name: | Penelope Desjardins |
| Class: | Freshman |
| Hometown: | Westborough, Mass. |
| Major/Minor: | Elementary Education |
| Career Goal: | My dream job is to be a teacher! |
| Why LSUS? | I chose LSU Shreveport because the campus was everything I wanted and was looking for in a school. LSU Shreveport also offers Olympic Weightlifting, which is also a positive for me. |
| High School: | Westborough HS |
| Honors/Awards: | Softball: 2X Team MVP and 3X League All-Star; Olympic Weightlifting: Set records in the New England WSO in the Woman’s 71kg 14-15 class, and the 71kg 16-17 class. |
| Relative Who Played Collegiate Sports: | Helene Desjardins (mom) - Basketball, Assumption University (2001) |
| Favorite Movie: | "The Perks of Being A Wallflower" |
| Favorite food/drink: | Hot Dogs or Caesar Salads / Lemonade |
| Pre-competition superstitions? | Every time I lift, I have to eat a banana beforehand. |
| Most Inspirational Person? | My inspiration comes from my Grandparents and my Parents. My parents both coached me as a kid, my mom coached my softball team, and my Dad always coached my hockey teams. They taught me how to be hardworking and dedicated, and to never give up. My grandparents taught me the same, and always gave me unconditional support. They showed up to everything, always drove an hour to see me play softball or hockey, or compete in weightlifting, no matter what. |