Meg Courtney

Weight Class:
165 lbs.
Cadet Squadron:
09 Viking Nine
Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.
High School:
Robinson HS

PERSONAL: Member of Cadet Squadron 09…full first name is Margaret, but goes by Meg…daughter of Patrick Courtney and Margaret Taylor…father was a kicker on the football team at Rice University…has three step-siblings…majoring in legal studies…future plans include becoming a pilot and then transitioning to JAG…named to the Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s List…currently serving as the Academics NCOIC for Group 1…traveled across Poland this summer with the American Service Academies Program – an immersive educational initiative to engage in moral and academic endeavors that stimulate ethical development in relation to the Holocaust, anti-genocide, mass atrocity, and military principles…had the opportunity to visit the Polish Consulate General, the U.S. Consul General, the U.S. Ambassador to Poland, the U.S. Department of State, former ghettos of the Holocaust, and three concentration camps, including Auschwitz…met and interviewed Holocaust survivors (“it was the most meaningful experience of my life”)…also served as Flight NCO for Cobras Bravo during Basic Cadet Training and traveled to JBSA Randolph, Texas, for Operation Air Force…received an incentive flight on the T-38 during Ops…hobbies include listening to music, lifting and hanging out with friends…was in a Nike commercial when she was younger…two uncles served in the military, including one who graduated from the Academy and played in the Falcons’ baseball team…graduated from Robinson High School…member of the National Honor Society…lettered four years in both varsity soccer and varsity volleyball…also served as team captain for both…member of a four-time state champion flag football team…ranked in top five of graduating class.