February 5, 2011 – SW Weekly print edition – By Cornelia Seigneur
Sports Spotlight
Name: Tess Langseth-DePaolis Tigard High School
Team:
Recent accomplishments: At a recent meet against Tualatin High School
How she got started: “I started on a little neighborhood team when I was about 5 years old and I’ve loved it ever since!”
Favorite part of sport: “The social aspect of it, definitely. I’ve met so many people through swimming.”
Favorite meal the night before the big event: “My mom’s delicious carbonara pasta! It’s great fuel food.”
Off-season? “I play water polo in the summer and fall, and I’m a track and field athlete in the spring.”
Rules to live by:
Memorable advice: “Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.”
Hobbies, interests: “I do tons of volunteer work around my community. I’m an active member of the National Honor Society and Key Club
On her iPod: Bon Iver, the Avett Brothers, India.Arie, the Decemberists and Eric Hutchinson
The one thing someone may not know about her: “My real name is Teresa.”
What’s next: “I plan on finishing off the season strong … maybe even sending our girls relay to state!”
NW Sports Photography
Age: 16
Grade/school: Junior at
