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Senior Spotlight: Bailey Cisar, Bay Port track & field


Bailey Cisar (Morgan Jameson photo).

BY RICH PALZEWIC
CORRESPONDENT


Bailey Cisar is a senior at Bay Port on the track and field team. A three-time WIAA state track and field qualifier, Bailey will attend the University of St. Thomas this fall and major in business and minor in design.

Name: Bailey Cisar
Nickname: B, Bailes
School: Bay Port
Sport: track & field
Parents: Brian & Lisa, Kristin (step-mom), Andy (step-dad)
Events: 200, 400, 800, relays
Twitter: @BaileyCisar

How do you pronounce your last name?
โ€œJust like the salad โ€ฆ Caesar.โ€

Do you have any siblings?
โ€œI have two step-sisters named Jenna and Rachel and an older brother named Mac that just graduated from Minnesota.โ€

Do you come from a sports family?
โ€œVery! Mac played football and baseball, Jenna and Rachel run, my mom and step-mom are big runners now and my mom played basketball. My dad was into baseball and football โ€ฆ he was really fast. My step-dad ran track for a few years.โ€

Have you ever done any other high-school sports besides track?
โ€œI was really big into soccer when I was younger, but I also played basketball my freshman year at Bay Port.โ€

How about a high-school sport you wish you would have done?
โ€œIf soccer would have been in the fall and not spring, I would have done that. I really loved the game and it came naturally to me. If we had a high-school team, downhill skiing or snowboarding would have been awesome, too.โ€

The 200 seems like such a different race than the 800?
โ€œI worked on my endurance this past year. Physically the 400 is harder for me, but mentally the 800 is. The 400 is only one lap, but I feel like Iโ€™m going to pass out after itโ€™s done.โ€

What are you hoping for at the state meet June 1-2 in La Crosse?
โ€œI really just want to enjoy it and get my times down. Iโ€™m ranked like 14th in the 200 โ€“ it would be cool to make the finals and break 26 seconds if I can.โ€

Do you have a most memorable sports moment?
โ€œBreaking the school record in the 4×400 relay my freshman year at sectionals. We did it again my sophomore year at state โ€“ they were both very special.โ€

How about a most embarrassing one?
โ€œIโ€™ve never dropped the baton, but this year was the only time I almost did. I was put in the 4×100 relay race and our steps were off. Other than that, nothing really comes to mind!โ€

What are some of your non-sports related hobbies?
โ€œWorking out is a big one, but I really like spending time with friends, family and my dogs. When I have time I like to paint (abstract) and travel. We always do trips with the girls on my momโ€™s side during deer-hunting season.โ€

What are some of your favorite trips with the ladies?
โ€œWe always used to go to Chicago, but two years ago we went to Hershey, Pennsylvania. Last year we went to Savannah, Georgia โ€ฆ that was probably my favorite one.โ€

What kind of dogs do you have?
โ€œA golden retriever and a coonhound-beagle mix.โ€

Flashback to when you were 10 years old โ€ฆ what did you want to be when you grew up?
โ€œA professional soccer player or a major fashion designer. All my friends come to me for fashion advice.โ€

Talk about the recruiting process a bit.
โ€œSt. Thomas is D3, so they couldnโ€™t offer an athletic scholarship, but I will be running for them โ€ฆ Iโ€™m not quite sure which events yet. It was between them and Bethel for a while. I like the university and the coaches a lot.โ€

What is something about you most people wouldnโ€™t know?
โ€œIn the ball of my right foot, I have a broken sesamoid bone. Theyโ€™ve been broken since my sophomore year and have been getting worse because I have a bunion forming. I just learn to deal with it. I need surgery, but Iโ€™m just waiting to see how it pans out. Itโ€™s painful some days and then other days I donโ€™t even feel it. It wasnโ€™t as bad this year as I thought it would be. I also donโ€™t like popcorn or doughnuts.โ€

Finish this sentence โ€ฆ On Sunday mornings you can usually find me โ€ฆ
โ€œGoing to church or cleaning my room โ€ฆ putting away laundry!โ€

How bad is your room?
โ€œItโ€™s either clean or really messy. I try, but during track season my clothes donโ€™t get put away.โ€

I hear you like kids?
โ€œI really never wanted to be a teacher, but Iโ€™ve always enjoyed being with kids. Iโ€™ve worked at Bellin in child care.โ€

Puppies or kittens?
โ€œPuppies.โ€
Black or white?
โ€œWhite.โ€
Chocolate or vanilla?
โ€œVanilla.โ€
Tent camping or camper?
โ€œCamper.โ€
Read the book or watch the movie?
โ€œWatch the movie.โ€

Favorites

Athlete: (runner) Allyson Felix
Movie: The Sandlot 2
Subject: history or writing
Cereal: Krave
Candy: Skittles, Twix

Notes: Suggestions for the senior spotlight can be submitted to Rich via email ([email protected]) or via Twitter (@richpalzewic). All spotlights can be found online at thepress.media. Check out last weekโ€™s spotlight on Bay Portโ€™s Masen Powless.

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