Name: Lainey Farabaugh
School: Bishop Guilfoyle
Age: 16
Grade: Junior
Sport: Soccer
Athlete of the week achievement: Farabaugh had hat tricks in wins over Bishop Carroll and Penn Cambria and scored the only goal of the game in a victory over Forest Hills to help the Lady Marauders finish the week 3-0.
Season update: Farabaugh has scored 30 goals and assisted on 12 more to lead BG to a 9-4 start this season. She needs two more goals to reach 100 for her career.
Coach Joe DeLeo’s quote: “Her performance this week was most amazing, because we had three away games and she worked hard as always through that adversity. She’s been a leader since her freshman year, a captain since she was a sophomore, and even though she’s very talented, she still prepares herself with her hard work in practice.”
Favorite teacher: Mr. Miller
Favorite subject: AP psychology
Favorite movie: “21 Jump Street”
Favorite food: Chinese
Favorite song: Anything by One Direction
Outside interests: Hanging out with friends and watching baseball
Favorite professional team: Steelers or Pirates
Favorite college team: Pitt
Pro athlete most admired: U.S. soccer player Tobin Heath
Best athlete I ever competed against: Altoona’s Morgan Sarver
Most influential person on my athletic career: My parents, Shannon and Brian Farabaugh
Proudest athletic achievement: Making the East Region Olympic Development Poll
How I got my start in soccer: “My parents put me in AYSO when I was 4.”
Future goal: Go to college for soccer and work in the sports industry
