A name. It’s something that a person has from the day they’re born to the day they die. It defines who a person is and how they’re addressed.

For seniors Megan Gaitan and Megan Garza, their similar names have brought them together and have gotten them noticed by their peers.

“We may not have a lot in common, but the important things we do have in common,” Garza said.

 Like their name, the also share a love of sports, friends, family and style. But they said that their personalities are opposite.

 While Gaitan is quiet and serious, Garza is more loud and goofy. When the two are together they click well and have a balanced friendship.It stared three years ago when the two met, yet they were only acquaintances up until this year.

 As they were playing tennis they came together and as they did so the said that the team came together as well.

 They were able to act as leaders of the team and establish a bond that stretched out to everyone and showed them that it was okay be silly and have fun.

Now that basketball season has begun, the pair knows that their friendship will only become stronger and that it will positively affect those around them.

On the basketball court, the two of them are able to pump each other up when everyone else is down. They’re supporters of one another and they’re able to transfer their attitudes to those around them.

Angelique Wilson, senior, said that the pair has a certain chemistry where they’re able to pump each other up. For example, she brings up that before a game Gaitan and Garza come together and yell, “The Megans!” The two also share what they call “Megan telepathy” where they find that they often have the same thoughts at the same time.

They are aware of each other’s position the court because of their close bond they can sometimes predict what the other is going to do. 

“This is the easiest connection I’ll probably have with a person,” Gaitan said. But they insist that their connection has nothing to do with their name or their appearance.

But it has everything to do with sports and how two people can come together through something so small. The rest is just a similarity that makes them stand out in a crowd.

The real story is that sports can have a big impact on a person’s life and the friendships that come with it can last forever.

Overall, Gaitan and Garza appreciate the energy that they each bring to the court.

“Sports brought us together,” Gaitan said. And sports will keep them together.