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Cordell Glass, Columbus East senior diver
Glass broke his own school six-dive record with a 295.65 to win the diving competition in the Olympians’ dual-meet loss to Seymour. He also won the diving with a 265.65 in Saturday’s dual-meet loss to Jeffersonville.
His performance last week:
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“It was my best so far, but I’m still aiming for 300. I’m hoping to do a little better each time so hopefully, I can get there.”
Do you do anything special to prepare?
“A lot of stretching, because you need to be able to fold in a pike. The majority of my (diving) list is a pike, so I have to stretch a lot before I dive.”
Favorite drink:
“Chocolate milk”
Favorite food:
“Steak”
Favorite musician:
“Frank Sinatra”
Favorite book:
“’I Am What I Am’ by Joel Osteen”
Favorite class:
“History”
Role model:
“My grandfather (the late Donald F. Zimmer)”
Best advice:
“Always believe in yourself and don’t ever let anyone put you down.”
Athletics goal:
“Break 300 (for six dives) and get the 11-dive record.”
If you could travel anywhere:
“Ireland, because I have a lot of heritage from there, and I’ve always wanted to go.”
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Britney Ballard, Columbus East sophomore basketball player
Ballard scored a career-high 27 points and added four rebounds and two assists in the Olympians’ 80-73 win at Jennings County. She recorded 14 points and three rebounds four assists in Saturday’s 56-44 victory at Madison. For the two games, she went 15 for 25 from the field, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range and 7 for 7 from the free-throw line.
Her performance last week:
“I think it was pretty good, but I wouldn’t have been able to do what I did without teamwork from the players.”
Do you do anything special to prepare?
“I chew three pieces of gum.”
Favorite drink:
“Blue Gatorade”
Favorite food:
“Pizza”
Favorite musician:
“Maroon Five”
Favorite book:
“How To Kill a Mockingbird.”
Favorite class:
“Chemistry”
Role model:
“Kevin Durant”
Best advice:
“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.”
Athletics goal:
“To improve my ballhandling skills and win a sectional game.”
If you could travel anywhere:
“Probably somewhere in Greece like Athens because I like the scenery and architecture there.”
