Originally founded as the Outland Club in 1949 by Dick, Skipper and Odd Williams, the Williams Education Fund (WEF) is the official fundraising department for Kansas Athletics.
High School
A 2006 graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas in Overland Park, Kan. ... Led the Saints to the sub-state championship all four years, winning the state title as a sophomore ... Named first team all-state as a senior and a junior ... Second team all-state as a sophomore ... All-Eastern Kansas League and All-Johnson County during her sophomore, junior, and senior seasons ... A Kansas City Star All-Metro first team selection ... Broke the St. Thomas Aquinas single game records with 38 points scored and seven 3-point field goals made ... Nominated for McDonald's All-American ... Named EKL Player of the Year as a junior and senior ... Named All-Sun Country Player of the Year in 2006 ... Finished her career with the third most points in Aquinas history with 1,493 points while also pouring in the most career 3-pointers in STA history with 157 ... Averaged 18.6 points per game as a senior ... Played for the Phantoms on the AAU circuit and took third place in the 17U division at nationals ... Awarded the Ruthie Webster AAU Outstanding Athlete Award for the Missouri Valley region ... A DiRenna Award finalist as a junior and senior ... Was a 2006 Kansas Basketball Coaches Association All-Star ... Coached by Rick Hetzel ... Also a three-year letterwinner in track ... Placed third in the state in the 4x400 meter relay her sophomore year.
Personal
Daughter of married parents Dennis Ballweg and Pat Moore ... Born October 11, 1987 in Shawnee, Kan. ... Father (Dennis) and uncle (Chuck Ballweg) played football at the University of Wisconsin ... Brother Bryan graduated from Pittsburg State in 2006 after playing football at Fort Scott Community College for two years ... Considering a career in communications.