Billie Botes

Weight Class:
139 lbs.
Cadet Squadron:
14 Cobras
Class:
Senior
Height:
5-4
Hometown:
Mercer, Wis.
High School:
Mercer HS

2025 HIGHLIGHTS

Wing Open Finalist | 156 Pounds

2024 HIGHLIGHTS

Wing Open Finalist | 139 Pounds

2023 HIGHLIGHTS

Wing Open Champion | 139 Pounds

PERSONAL: Member of Cadet Squadron 14…full name is Billie Ruth Botes…nickname is Bobby…daughter of Steve Botes and Linda Seale…has one younger sister…majoring in behavioral sciences…earning a minor in Chinese…future plans include becoming an information operations officer…completed a Cadet Summer Research Program (CSRP) at Peterson SFB, Colo., over the summer…also served as cadre for Combat Arms Training and Maintenance (CATM)…named to the Commandant’s List for excellence in military performance…attended the Academy’s Prep School…member of Bravo Squadron…served as Group Training Officer (Standardization/Evaluation) during the first trimester…also served as manager for the football team…received the Commandant’s Pin at the prep school…hobbies include fishing, being outdoors, reading, working out and spending time with family…graduated from Mercer High School…four-year letterwinner in basketball…also lettered three years in volleyball and track and field…member of the National Honor Society…part of a nine-person graduating class…claimed numerous honors and awards from the Wisconsin Civil Air Patrol, including the Commanders Commendation Award in 2017…also received the American Legion Auxiliary Good Deed Award and Lions Club Joseph Manzanares Sportsmanship Award that year…earned 13 scholarships.