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Whiz Kid: Sebastian Overman

A true multi-sport athlete, if a sport has a ball, then this kiddo is ready to try it.

Whiz Kid: Sebastian Overman, 8

Attends: Cherry Valley Elementary

Key to Awesomeness: Overman, who has been attending the University of Sports summer camp program at Sonoma State, is a budding sports all-star. He currently plays basketball, football, baseball, soccer, and racquetball!

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"We signed him up for racquetball because it was the only activity on Saturdays," said his mom, Heidi Overman. "After a day they asked him to join to team because he picked it up so quick."

Influenced at an early age by his older brother, Sebastian started kicking a ball at age 2 and was hitting a baseball at 3 without a tee. From there his love of sports grew.

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"He is happiest when he is playing ball," added Heidi.

Paige Dumont, Camp Director at U of S, works hard to instill solid values to the kids in camp and it really shows with Sebastian. He goes out to play the game and win and isn't worried about personal accolades or trophies. Drive and hard work are concepts he embraces even with his natural athletic talent.

"We have some kids who play one or two sports over the summer, but then we have a couple special kids who play everything and do so well at it. It's just amazing to see," said Paige.

Hard work, love of sports, and natural talent; with traits such as those we should be hearing more from Sebastian in the coming years.

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