Duchesne senior track athlete Alice Hoffmann (left), pictured with her sister freshman Audrey after the pair competed in a state relay, has been a three-sport athlete for the Pioneers throughout her high school career.
During her senior year, Alice Hoffmann hasn’t slowed one bit.
It’s a good thing that the Duchesne track runner, who also played volleyball and basketball at the school, has been constantly on the go during her final year of high school because her busy schedule has taught her a very valuable lesson.
“The most valuable thing is time management. Being able to stay organized with my time is a skill that I will need for the rest of my life,” Hoffmann said. “Being able to use any free time I have to get my work done also taught me a good work ethic. These two things have helped me succeed in school and in athletics. Both of these qualities will also help me succeed in college and with a job later in life. It is one of the things that I value being able to learn through education and athletics.
“Having a sport and homework every night means you have to be able to manage your time so you can still get enough rest to do well in sports the next day,” continued Hoffmann. “To be able to get everything done that I needed to do I had to keep the work I had to do organized and use any free time I had in school to do work.”
At the twilight of her high school career, Hoffmann finished with an athletic flourish, though.
She ran the second leg of the Class 2 400-meter relay team, which finished fourth in the state in four minutes, 13.11 seconds. She combined with Isabelle Rakers, her younger sister Audrey Hoffmann and Claire Burks for the finish.
Combine that feat with 169 kills, 33 service aces in volleyball, and a scoring average of 4.4 points per game in basketball and it’s easy to see that Hoffmann has kept herself busy.
Duchesne Assistant Athletics Director Renee Moore, who has also worked with Hoffmann in her role as the school’s assistant volleyball coach, said that seeing the senior pass what she’s learned at the school on to her younger sister has been a blessing.
“It has been a great thrill to watch Alice team up with Audrey,” Moore said. “Watching them train together, compete together and succeed together has been an amazing reminder of what high school sports is meant to be.”
Hoffmann, who finished the year as the No. 5-ranked student in the 2024 graduating class, has a long list of athletic and academic accomplishments to her credit.
On the respective fields of play, Hoffmann owns a volleyball all-conference first team; an all-district second-team selection, as well as a track and field all-district honor.
The classroom accolades include the St. Charles County STEM award; the President’s List honor roll; inclusion into the National Honor Society; academic all-conference and all-state awards for volleyball); academic all-conference for basketball; a fourth-place finish in the ACES bi-state math competition; and fifth place in the ACES bi-state physics competition.
Her extracurricular activities include House Leadership and Student Ambassadors.
“The thing that I valued most about my education is how many opportunities it has provided for me,” Hoffmann said. “I have had the opportunity to take many college credit classes and many classes that I am interested in. This has helped me decide what I want to do later in life.”
As far as what her future holds, Hoffmann said she feels she has it clearly mapped out. The navigation of that map will begin at Maryville University this fall.
“I hope to become a forensic science technician or a medical research scientist,” Hoffmann said. “I enjoy doing labs.”
