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Tucker Smith, Columbus North freshman track athlete
Smith won the shot put with a throw of 55 feet, 2 inches and the discus with a toss of 129-5 to lead the Bull Dogs to an 89-34 dual-meet win against Columbus East.
His performance last week: “With it raining, we hadn’t had a practice where it was that nasty out. It was pretty nice the week before, so going into it, it was rough.”
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Do you do anything special to prepare? “I just do sitting streches and do some sprints.”
Favorite drink: “Orange juice”
Favorite food: “Chicken”
Favorite book: “Rifles for Waitie”
Favorite class: “English”
Role model: “My brother (Brady Smith)”
Best advice: “You have to learn to lose.”
Athletics goal: “To go back to the Junior Olympics and win again.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Alaska, to go fishing.”
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Kylah Lawson, Columbus North freshman track athlete
Lawson won the long jump (15-1 1/4) and 200 meters (27.6 seconds) and ran on the winning 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams to lead the Bull Dogs to an 82-50 dual-meet win against Columbus East.
Her performance last week: “I feel very good about my performance last week. It just felt really special to win the events I did.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I drink Body Armor and do warmup stretches.”
Favorite drink: “Body Armor”
Favorite food: “Pizza”
Favorite book: “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Favorite class: “World History”
Role model: “My mom (Michelle Lawson)”
Best advice: “Never give up, no matter what.”
Athletics goal: “I want to beat my (personal records) and just do my best.”
If you could travel anywhere: “I’ve always wanted to go to Hawaii because I want to get tanned, and it just looks pretty there.”
