Wallace senior signs with RMC
Photo by Chanse Watson Maryssa Hogamier signs her letter of intent with RMC.
Wallace High School (WHS) senior Maryssa Hogamier has decided to play college basketball for the Rocky Mountain College (RMC) Battlin’ Bears.
Hogamier made it official Thursday afternoon in the WHS foyer when she signed her letter of intent to the Billings, Mont. based comprehensive liberal arts college.
“I’m really excited to start this journey,” Hogamier said. “It’s always been my dream to play college basketball.”
Hogamier decided on RMC after visiting the campus two weeks ago and experiencing the place first hand.
Once there she got to tour the campus, meet her potential teammates, and have a one-on-one with the team’s coach.
When all was said and done, Hogamier explained that RMC “felt like the right place for me,” citing the college’s good values and a tough coach that will push her to be all that she can be.
“He’s fired up,” Hogamier said with a laugh, “this coach is exactly like Mr. Lund.”
Chris Lund, the Wallace High School girls basketball coach, is known for being tough with the girls and running hard practices so the girls can reach their potential.
“I think it’s a pretty neat thing for an athlete from a small school to extend her playing career,” Lund said.
“I hope that I have pushed her to make her be what she wants to be.”
In addition to playing basketball, Hogamier will be studying physical fitness & health sciences with the goal of being a physical therapist.
In her time playing at WHS, Hogamier has assembled an impressive resume when it comes to achievements on the court.
Playing on the varsity team all four years, she has accumulated over 600 points throughout her high school tenure and averaged 16.8 points per game this year alone.
In addition to these impressive stats, she has also made the all-league team three of the four years she has played high school basketball.
Although this is an incredibly happy and exciting time for Hogamier, she admits that moving nearly seven hours away from home and playing college level basketball is a bit scary.
“I’m a little nervous, a little shaky,” she explained.
To fight the jitters, Hogamier said that she just needs to work hard.
“There’s a reason they want me I guess,” she joked.
Maryssa’s father, Ray Hogamier, is incredibly proud of his daughter and said that she has “played some good basketball in the last few years.”
Hogamier will attend RMC next fall after she graduates from WHS in the spring.