ORANGE, Calif. — Line up your shot, pull back and let it fly.

To Orange Lutheran High School senior Hannah Batcheller, there's a beauty in that routine. A freeing feeling to golf that comes when you let go.

"I think golf teaches you to be mentally strong," she explained. "You can't let the past holes or success or something negative affect your next hole and I think that incorporates into life, like not letting your emotions get the best of you."

And while she may have been somewhat forced into the sport from an early age — her grandpa was very into golf, her two older brothers had started already, and she lived on a golf course — some might call it destiny, which is why she's stuck with it to this day.

There was always a new lesson to be learned. 

"Being an athlete, you learn skills you don't learn in the classroom," Batcheller said. "It's kind of learning in action. I also think people underestimate the mental aspect."

An aspect that has translated, not just on the course, but also on the long list of other clubs and activities to which she commits herself. Batcheller is taking a full slate of advanced placement classes in school, she's heavily involved in a service organization called R12 and she's served on the Associated Student Body. 

Even her head coach Dustin Boburka has a hard time describing who Batcheller is and how she approaches things.

"Wow, I think that might be the toughest question," he said with a smile. "The easy answer to that question would be 'awesome.' I think the better answer to that is 'unbelievable,' she is an unbelievable person."

In seven years as the head girls golf coach, he's worked with many student athletes, but there's no question that one name stands out.

"It's definitely team before me, she embodies that," he said. "She embodies what it means to be a Lancer."

Whether its excelling in the classroom, on the green or in her community, she wants all of her high school experience to matter.

"I just found things that I loved and I was like you know, I'm gonna do whatever I can to balance all these things because I really care about them," she said. "I wouldn't change it for the world."