ELK GROVE, CA - At the conclusion of the Delta League’s inaugural flag football season this fall one player stood out among all: Pleasant Grove’s Kate Myers. 

The standout junior was an absolute problem for opposing teams, using her athleticism at the quarterback position to carve up opposing defenses while providing stout defense at the free safety spot, leading the Eagles to a first-place finish and earning the distinction as the Delta League’s first Flag Football Player of the Year. 

Come winter, Myers turned her attention to the hardwood, where she dazzled at point guard for the Eagles and was rewarded for her efforts by being named the Delta League Women’s Basketball Player of the Year award. 

“It means a lot,” Myers said during an interview with the Citizen. “It kind of just shows that all the support that I have had growing up and the work that I have put in has paid off.”

It was an eventful season for Myers. According to MaxPreps, Meyers finished her junior season averaging 20.6 points, 8.5 rebounds and a little over two steals a night. 

She also broke the team’s single-season scoring record, surpassing Dejza James, and leading the squad to a share of second place at 9-2 (18-9 overall) and a Sac-Joaquin Section Playoff section berth. 

Myers improved in every stat category compared to her sophomore season, when she finished with 15 points, seven rebounds, three assists and 1.6 assists per game. 

When she wraps up her senior year, its fully possible she might finish her career as the school’s career points leader, according to Pleasant Grove Girls Basketball Coach James McCeever.

“It’s funny; she came in as a freshman and she has the same work ethic then as she does now,” McCeever said. “She’s just an all-around great athlete and a great kid on top of that. She has definitely set herself up for the next level.” 

Despite opposing defenses homing in on the standout guard with “junk” defenses including double- and triple-team assignments, McCeever said Myers was able to fight through to help pace the Eagles offense. 

 “We rolled along with her,” McCeever said. “She was our leader; she definitely took over a lot of stuff and showed why she is in the position she is just by her play. She put us on her shoulders and led us through with her play.”  

Ryan Myers said it’s been cool to watch his daughter continue to improve in every athletic endeavor she explores. 

She also played softball, baseball and soccer growing up before settling on basketball as her main sport. 

“She really does want to do really well,” Ryan Myers said. “My wife and I used to laugh because she would come home from practice mad if her scrimmage in practice didn’t go well. It’s been a lot of watching her grow and compete and channel the idea that if you want to get better, you have to work at it.”

Pleasant Grove Flag Football Coach Jeremiah Taylor, who works alongside her father, swim coach Ryan Myers at Pleasant Grove, said he has known Kate her entire life and believes she has the skills and the demeanor to play at the next level. 

 “She has the athletic talent but also has the right mindset,” Taylor said. “She takes things seriously when she is training, and she takes things seriously when she is competing. She has a coach’s mindset at a young age.” 

Myers, who aspires to continue her education while playing basketball at the collegiate level once her high school career is wrapped up, has a jam-packed schedule in between games. Outside of her normal team practice she also trains with Touch Shooting’s Ryan Sypkens and trainer Marcus Forbes two to three times a week. 

“She’s a marvel,” Taylor said. “I don’t know how she does it.” 

Myers said she just likes to stay busy. She also lends her time helping referee Pleasant Grove’s youth flag football program on the weekend while staying on top of her academics. 

“I just like being intentional about how I spend my time and not wasting a bunch of time so I can get everything I need to get done and get to sleep,” Myers said.  

Now heading into spring, Myers turns her attention to the pool as a member of the swim team, where she hopes to have similar success. 

Correction: In the original article, Both Kate Myers and Ryan Myers name was spelled incorrectly as Meyers. We apologize for the mistake.