WWAY Student Athlete of the Week: Mia Neuwirth

Hoggard soccer and tennis player is turning a scary situation into a life passion

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) – This week’s Student Athlete of the Week suffered a health scare last year that cost her some of her sophomore season. She suffered a pneumonia diagnosis that required multiple surgeries and other procedures during her weeks-long stay.

Now back on the tennis court and soccer field as a junior for the Hoggard Vikings, Mia Neuwirth is using that experience to champion her passion of helping others. This summer, she volunteered at the same pediatric hospital, even working with children on the same floor she was receiving treatments.

Neuwirth has a 4.4 GPA and is a member of the Honor Society, Beta Club and National Charity League.