WEBSTER GROVES – Throughout the remainder of the 2020-21 school year, the Webster University Athletics Department will feature Gorlok senior student-athletes. The senior student-athletes were asked 21 questions about their time at Webster, which will help everyone get the chance to know them as individuals and how much they've grown during their time as a Gorlok student-athlete.
The Senior Spotlight feature is scheduled to run every Monday and Friday until all the senior student-athletes have been profiled.
Our 28th and ninth Senior Spotlight of the 2021 calendar year features senior women's tennis player
Maggie Federhofer (St. Louis, Mo./Lutheran South).
- What is your name? What sport(s) do you play? Maggie Federhofer, Women's Tennis.
- What is your major? Elementary and Special Education.
- How many years have you been a student at Webster? This is my fourth year at Webster as I began in 2017.
- What attracted you to attend school and compete in athletics at Webster University? I decided to go to Webster for their academic programs and the small school atmosphere.
- What are your plans after graduation? After graduation, I plan on being an elementary special education teacher and/or marrying rich.
- What has been your favorite class at Webster and why? My favorite class has been Student Teaching because of how much I have learned and the students that were in my class.
- What is your most memorable athletic moment at Webster? Winning the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament (SLIAC) title in 2018 and advancing to the NCAA Tournament in my year as a Gorlok student-athlete.
- What is your most memorable/best academic experience at Webster? All the students I have worked with in field experiences at schools.
- Outside of sports, what is your favorite hobby or activity? I like to play golf and make Tik Tok videos.
- What is your favorite food? Movie? Book? TV show? My favorite food is Chipotle, my favorite movie is Harry Potter, my favorite book is Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger and my favorite television show is Law and Order SVU.
- What is your pet peeve? My pet peeve is people who don't know the difference between you're and your.
- Would you consider yourself a morning or a night person? I am a night person.
- What is your typical pre-game meal? An iced coffee.
- What are your typical game day rituals? Going to Dunkin' Donuts and listening to Nickelback.
- What Webster University faculty or staff member has had the greatest impact on you and why? Webster Strength and Conditioning Coach Matt Saitz, because he always pushes me to be the best person and athlete on-and-off the court. He has helped me come back from injuries and always plays good music.
- What do you enjoy most and least about practice? I enjoy being able to compete and I do not like it when we have 6 a.m. practices.
- What advice would you give to underclassmen at Webster University? To make the most our of every practice and game because it goes by fast.
- If you had to listen to one song on repeat forever, what would it be and why? Rockstar by Nickelback.
- What is a funny story that you can tell about your coach or about your team that people might not know? N/A
- What is something that people may not know about you, but should? I taught myself how to play tennis off of YouTube videos.
- If you could spend an hour with three people (past or present), who would you choose and why? The three people I would spend an hour with are Justin Thomas, Roger Federer and Marcus Rashford, because all three of them are my favorite athletes.
