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VIDEO: Athlete of the Week Alex Green

Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School senior Alex Green captained the soccer and indoor track teams.

Alex Green is a senior at , but the Salem native went to elementary school in Salem and middle school in Marblehead.

"I'm someone who's always been fond of change," Green said. 

A captain of the boys track team this winter and of the boys soccer team in fall, Green said he is looking at going away to college in the South.

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When he's not running or watching movies, Green might be cheering on or jumping into the ocean near where he lives at the .

Hamilton-Wenham Patch had a chance to talk to Alex about sports, college and what he wants to do next.

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Hamilton-Wenham Patch: The had a great run this year. How do you feel about being on that team?

Alex Green: We had a great group of guys. Of the four years I've been there, we had by far the best chemistry, which is I think . Last year we had a lot of athletes. This year we had a team.

HWP: What are your plans for college?

AG: I've gotten into UNC-Greensboro and High Point. My number one is James Madison. I'm going to major in international business. Hopefully, with that I can do something in a soccer direction - maybe make a facility of my own, to give back for what I was given.

HWP: You also ran track this winter. Why do you like running?

AG: When you run track, you want to get better. It's individual, but at the same time you have a bunch of people supporting you. My friend says you get to know someone a lot more in track because you see them at their greatest moments and their greatest defeats.

HWP: You were at the on New Year's Day for a polar plunge, is that right?

AG: I was the first one in; I'm proud about that. It's something I'll probably do every year.

HWP: Do you have any favorite movies or TV shows?

AG: I love movies. Right now I'm watching a bunch of ones that are going up for the Oscars; like "Black Swan," "The Fighter," "True Grit."

HWP: If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

AG: I've got relatives over in Portugal, in the Azorean Islands. I'd love to go over there and get in touch with my heritage. 

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