“Ariel doesn’t see too many minutes on the floor, but she does anything and everything to help her team be successful.” – Ada Head Coach Christie Jennings
VYPE: What do your team and teammates mean to you?
Snodgrass: Calling it a team doesn’t do justice to what we are. We’re a family. We argue and make fun of one an another but at the end of the day we got each other’s back. My team is what keeps me going when I get down because knowing you’re doing something for someone else other than yourself is way more important. The people on this team are extraordinary and full of greatness. I wouldn’t want to be on any other team in the world. Being with these girls has taught me a lot and helped me grow. I wouldn’t be where I am today without them. Words can’t express how much my teammates mean to me.
VYPE: Coach calls you the unsung hero of the team. How do you define that term?
Snodgrass: Even if no one is watching you practice like someone is all the time. Being the unsung hero isn’t a bad thing because I’m not working hard for someone to notice me. I’m putting in hard work for the name I wear on my chest and for the person next to me. Saying I’m the unsung hero is a means a lot because even though my hard work isn’t always noticed by the coaches, I know my teammates notice and that it is appreciated without say. Just knowing I’m helping my teammates get better in practice and doing something productive and positive with my time is all the reward and recognition I need. Being called an “unsung hero” or not, I’m just there to be a team player that plays their role.
VYPE: What grade are you in and what are your plans after you graduate?
Snodgrass: I’m a senior this year and my plans after I graduate are to go to the Pontotoc Technology Center. There I will get my license for practical nursing, which will give me a good steppingstone in the medical field. When I become an LPN, I will use it and go to work. So, I can continue my education at a college to get my RN but the ultimate goal I’m working towards is to become a Nurse Practitioner by the age of 26 and work in pediatrics.
