FOXBURG — Meredith Snyder is a multi-tasker.

Need a key set or spike or block on the volleyball court? Call on Snyder.

Need a key basket, assist or steal on the hardwood? Snyder’s your girl.

Need to win the high jump in track and field? Yup. Snyder can do that, too.

The A-C Valley senior is about as versatile as they come.

The secret? Simple.

“Hustle,” Snyder says, succinctly.

It also helps that the 5-foot-10 Snyder has some natural ability.

She holds the school record in the high jump at 5-foot-1. Her sister, Lauren, once held the record and her mother, Gail, before that.

During the fall, she was one of the best volleyball players in District 9 as a setter and also racked up aces on the serve and kills on the attack.

A-C Valley basketball and track and field coach Dave Sherman has spent a great deal of time with Snyder over the years.

But it wasn’t until he watched Snyder play a home playoff volleyball match this fall that he got an even greater appreciation for her talent and determination.

“She took that team on her back and carried it,” Sherman said. “She’s doing the same thing on the basketball court.

“Meredith has a lot of natural ability,” Sherman added. “But she also works very hard at it.”

In seven games this season for the Falcons’ basketball team, Snyder is averaging 9.1 points, 7.4 rebounds, two assists, two steals and three blocked shots per game.

She will be asked to take on an even bigger role for A-C Valley (3-4) going forward.

Senior point guard Emily Quaill is out indefinitely with a knee injury. That means Snyder will have to play forward and guard at times during games this season.

“Meredith handles the ball as well as most point guards,” Sherman said. “It really is a good thing she is so versatile. She is able to do so much for us. We may be better with her out on the wing.”

Snyder shrugs off her resourcefulness as a product of her environment.

“A-C Valley is such a small school,” Snyder said. “We pretty much know we have to be able to do pretty much anything.”

What Snyder enjoys doing the most on the basketball court is block shots.

Her ability to swat away opponent jumpers has been honed on the volleyball court and at the high jump pit, places where Snyder shows off her leaping ability.

Snyder also has an uncanny ability to be able to time her block attempts.

“I like scoring points, of course, but blocks are what I enjoy the most,” Snyder said. “Sometimes I don’t realize how many I’ve gotten until after the game. But I remember most of them. They’re hard to forget.”

Snyder also has a sixth sense when it comes to rebounding.

Of Snyder’s 52 boards this season, 25 have come on the offensive end.

“It has a lot to do with your mentality,” Snyder said. “I kind of just go after the ball and I follow my shots.”

While the Falcons are 3-4 this season, the atmosphere around the team has changed.

When Snyder was a freshman, A-C Valley was 7-13 after going 7-86 in the four years prior.

Since, the Falcons have gone 19-34.

“It’s totally different than it was during my freshman year,” Snyder said. “We were used to getting pushed around by other schools. We’re not getting pushed around anymore and that really boosts our confidence.”