Adrian Panuco of Sacred Heart was chosen as the American Family Insurance Athlete of the Month. Panuco has big hopes for his senior year, and expects it to be one of his best seasons.

“I am feeling confident about this upcoming season,” Panuco said. “I feel like it will be the best season I will have.”

Panuco has spent endless hours preparing for the fall season, working on his own and with his team to excel their performance.

“I have been preparing for this upcoming season by going to summer weights and conditioning with my teammates and also watching film on my own and just improving my knowledge of the game itself,” Panuco said. “One thing that I want to improve this season is my endurance since I play both sides of the ball.”

While having a winning season is on his mind, Panuco’s biggest goal for him and the team this season is to grow as players and play for each other.

“My personal goal for this upcoming season is just to be a better player than I was last year. Our team goals this year is just to win games and enjoy playing for one another.”

Panuco is involved in numerous sports, events, and clubs at Sacred Heart and plans to continue some of them in college.

“My future plans are to attend college to play either football or baseball while studying fire science or construction technology,” Panuco said. “I would also love to be a coach later on in life.”