by Dyi*n CowR**
Jill Wes lover, senior, practices twirling her baton. She performs with
the University Marching Band and can twirl tour batons at once.
Practicing key for baton twirler
By Tammy Batey
Emerald Associate Editor
When Jill Westover wan four years old, her old
nr sister took a baton twirling c lass Westover was
a year too young to enter tin* class but she
watched and learned — imitating her sister and
< reeling her own moves
At five, Westover excitedly took her first baton
twirling class and prac ticed, practiced, prac tic ed
Her hands grew c alloused as she’d repeat a move
1 no times in her bac kynrd until her mother would
urge her to come inside and rest
"1 was a pretty odd kid Westover said "1 was
pretty intense at what 1 did "
Westover is now a 22 vear-old University se
nior who twirls with the* University Marc hing
Hand She is a c ertified conch who teac lies a ki
ton i lass at Ridgeview Elementary Sc hool in
Springfield.
But in the 17 years since Westover began twirl
ing. she- continues to practice, practice, practice.
She < an now twirl four batons and is working on
five.
"When I have goals I'm trying to rear h. I'm not
going to let anything get in my way of giving it
my In-st effort." she said
Westover grew up in California where baton
twirling was a more visible sport Her family's
move to Oregon when she was 12 was tough
"Here in Eugene, I was on mv own." she said
"1 would practice on tennis courts
Westover s mother. |mt e. said her ciaughter is
self-motivated to try new things because she en
joys the challenge Jill recently took up juggling
for the challenge With all of her ac tivities, Jill
practices again and again
"She attac ks everything full speed ahead.”
Joyce said "She was the opposite of most kids
who you have to out mirage to prat tic e With her.
we had to tell her to stop practicing "
Wostovor's years of practicing the- baton are
not without their rewards or their injuries
Westover began competing at age it) A year
later, she and four other girls won the National
When I have goals lfm trying
to roach, I’m not going to let
anything get in my way of
giving it my best effort.’
Jill Westover,
Niton (wirier
Juvenile Twirling Team award
At 11!. Westover f>eat the undefeated c hitinpinn
111 the two-l>ato<> at tile I S Open Itaton Twirling
Championships
When Westover was H, she pulled her left
hamstring and changed all her routines so she
i ould i oinpete in the stall1 c onipetition
"1 was injured, hut I wanted to compote.*’ she
said "I wasn’t atxiut to not i oinpete
At Ui and 10. Westover won the I S Open in
the three-baton The set ond time she won the
award, she had -tt> stiti lies in her right knee
Tin a stubborn jierscnt. she said
This past summer. Westover dec ided to c mil
pete for the last time in the I' S Open Washing
ton twirling roach Kathy f'ooyythe worked with
Westover tor sis months i horeographing her rou
tine tor the competition.
"She had some mirai iiloiis ability to handle
multiple batons." f-'orsythe said 'She's prolmhly
the Ix-st baton tvvirler in the country at tins time
Some kids will cop out and want to go lor the
easiest route She always wanted to i hallenge
herself.
Westover picked lip prizes hi the collegiate
category tor the two baton and tin- three baton
Ironunllv. she almost didn’t make it to her l.ist
i mnpetition
"We had to sell old costumes and old batons
for money.’ she said
Westover said she dreams of opening a baton
twirling sc hool and she will c ontinue to prai
lice the sport site has mastered
I’ll keep doing it so I don’t get rusty." she
said. "I don’t ever want to lose my abilities
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perpetrator was or wasn't disciplined, but the victim
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