Signing her name to a national letter of intent in February not only guaranteed
Omaha North (Neb.) track and field standout LaQue Moen-Davis an opportunity to compete for two-time defending national outdoor champion Texas A&M. Her signature also guaranteed the Vikings senior an opportunity to compete in two sports.
For Moen-Davis, that was important considering she embarked on a monster athletic load from middle school through her high school career. She was apprehensive about being bored.
"I am used to being so busy," Moen-Davis said of her need to compete. "I don't know what I'd do. It would really be difficult to play just one sport. It's pretty exciting."
LaQue Moen-Davis has her name all overthe Nebraska track record books, andshe wants to add it more.
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After getting the OK from the Aggie coaching staff to compete in a second sport, Moen-Davis opted for basketball. But the possibility of injury was far too great, and the clash of schedules between the two sports forced her future coaches to balk at that idea.
Moen-Davis then chose volleyball, a sport she played for the first time last fall.
"At first, (volleyball) was kind of a struggle," Moen-Davis admitted. "But it was fun. And the more I played, the better I got. I love the environment and doing all of the volleyball stuff."
From wrestling and playing football in middle school to competing in basketball, softball, volleyball and of course track and field, Moen-Davis has excelled in every endeavor she took an interest in.
The six-sport star considered hitting the gridiron while attending seventh grade. However, tackle football was not offered, forcing Moen-Davis to forfeit that opportunity. The starting tight end didn't hesitate, however, when the opportunity arose to butt heads playing tackle football in the eighth grade.
"I'm basically a competitor," Moen-Davis said of the half-dozen sports she tackled throughout middle school and high school. "I wanted to try something different each year. I'm kind of a tomboy, I guess. I like full contact. Yes, I like the physical (challenges) of playing sports."
Track coach Eric Johnson said it makes sense that Moen-Davis is more than just a track athlete.
"She is a freakishly good athlete with a lot of God-given talent," he said. "I can't speak for volleyball, but the sky is the limit for her in track. She is a tremendous athlete with a great drive for success. She doesn't like to lose."
As well as Moen-Davis has performed elsewhere in athletics, it's been on the track and in the jumping pits that she's made a name for herself. Moen-Davis transferred from Omaha Central in time for her junior season and now holds school records at two different Omaha high schools.
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