Introduction: Kaci Kust

Since I can remember I have been an athlete. I am willing to admit that I wasn’t necessarily always good. According to my parents, when I first started playing soccer I just ran around following the girl I had heard others say was the best. When I tried out for my first AAU basketball team, I was the last girl picked. But, there was one thing no one could deny, I loved to play. Because of that, throughout the years I have managed to turn it around through my dedication, hard work and passion for sports. I played on every team I possibly could, and discovered I have a true love for the game… no matter what sport it is. By high school I narrowed down the many sports I was playing to focus specifically on basketball. I became our teams leading scorer and received awards such as Division III Player of the Year. Unfortunately, during the perfect (undefeated) season, a knee injury kept me from playing in the state tournament my senior year. After surgery, I came back and played college basketball but then suffered almost the same injury to the opposite knee. Now that my injuries are keeping me off the court, I have decided to embrace the sidelines. While my passion for the game leaves me considering the idea of playing again, I am chasing after another passion of mine that I discovered. If I can’t be in the game, I want to report on it, and I hope to eventually trade in my Nike’s for a microphone.

As I begin to chase after my dream of becoming a Sports Broadcaster, I am majoring in Communications with minors in Spanish and Leadership. I go to a smaller college so I’m not provided with as many opportunities within the school as I would find somewhere that has a large Journalism or Broadcasting school. Knowing my situation, I knew I had to try and search for some outside opportunities. I started my own blog, D3: For the Love of the Game (d3fortheloveofthegame.blogspot.com) and continued to search. I soon found a perfect opportunity and I have now taken an internship with Women Talk Sports, and I could not be more excited! I was thrilled when I initially found the site and can’t wait to get started and be involved in such a great part of women’s sports. I am so excited because this is a perfect blend of my passion for sports/women sports and journalism.

(Ed. Note: Please welcome Kaci to the team. Feel free to comment on her posts and involve her in the great dialogue and community that is WTS.)

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