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son, but Motzny scaled the centerfield
fence, reached up with her glove and
snagged the would-be game-winning
run. The Jacks went on to win and, one
game later, clinched the national title.
That same toughness has served
Motzny well during her time at Humboldt
State as the San Jose, Calif., native
has juggled softball and academics,
while trying to carry on a semblance of
a social life.
“It can be hard finding a classmate to
tell you what you missed in class when
you were gone,” says Motzny, a senior
psychology major. “My schedule last
semester was really heavy, 22 units.
I got straight A’s though—I’m kind of
a perfectionist.”
With the start of the fall semester,
Motzny begins her days with a workout,
followed by classes and then afternoon
practice with legendary HSU softball
Coach Frank Cheek. On Saturdays come
five-hour scrimmages. During the season,
the Jacks play anywhere from two
to eight games a week. Spending so
much time together, it stands to reason
the teammates become close.
“Really, my friends on the team,
along with my sister, are my best
friends up here,” she says.
Motzny plans to apply to graduate
school and has her sights set on a Ph.D.
in psychology. She’s also interested in
traveling overseas to perhaps play softball
in European leagues.
“Arcata is such a small town that
you’re known in the community, it’s
kind of funny,” she says. “I go out wearing
my softball stuff and people say, ‘Oh,
you’re one of Frank’s girls,’ or ‘Hey, you’re
Chrissy Motzny.’ It’s good knowing that
people in the community support you
like that, even if it is a little weird.”
MICHAEL LYNCH
MICHAEL LYNCH IS IN charge. He
knows what he has to do on the field
(destroy the offensive line), he knows
what he’s going to do after college (get a
law degree to be a criminal lawyer) and
knows what he has to do to make work
go smoothly (get the hordes of middle
school students to behave themselves).
Chrissy Motzny studies as she works out at the gym. “I go out wearing my softball stuff
and people say, ‘Oh you’re one of Frank’s girls.’ It’s good knowing that the people in the
community support you.”
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