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Megan Weber

Catcher/First baseman
KENNEDY HS
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
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Peak Performance

0.529

Batting Average

13

Home runs

56

RBI

0.957

Slugging Percentage
“Megan Weber is the type of player that every coach would love having on their team. No matter what she is doing, whether it's catching, hitting or running bases, you know that she is going to give it her best effort and perform in pressure situations.”
Maddison LeClere
Head Coach at Kennedy
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9 senior catcher and first baseman batted .529 with 13 home runs and 56 RBI this past season, leading the Cougars to a 37-5 and the Class 5A regional final. A First Team All-Conference selection, she ranked second in Class 5A in home runs and RBI and amassed the state's fourth-best slugging percentage at .958.

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Academic Achievement

Weber has maintained a 4.09 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball on scholarship at Coe College this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the National Honor Society, Weber has volunteered locally on behalf of the Ronald McDonald House Charities and as a daycare teacher at her church. "Megan Weber is the type of player that every coach would love having on their team," said Kennedy head coach Maddison LeClere. "No matter what she is doing, whether it's catching, hitting or running bases, you know that she is going to give it her best effort and perform in pressure situations."