MALE
Daniel Murphy // Columbus East junior basketball player
Murphy led the Olympians with 13 points in Friday’s 52-42 loss at Perry Meridian and with 12 points in Saturday’s 40-37 victory at Martinsville.
His performance last week: “I just tried to focus on things we worked on in practice and tried to help us win.”
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Do you do anything special to prepare? “I listen to some Michael Jackson.”
Favorite drink: “Just water. That’s all I drink.”
Favorite food: “Orange chicken”
Favorite class: “Pre-Calculus”
Favorite sports team: “Butler”
Favorite athlete: “Gordon Hayward”
Role model: “My parents (Amanda and Yancey Murphy)”
Best advice: “Commit to whatever you do, and just don’t quit.”
Athletics goal: “To continue to do well throughout the season and hopefully win sectional.”
If you could travel anywhere: “I’d like to go see Alaska.”
FEMALE
Jennifer Utterback // Columbus East senior swimmer
Utterback won the 100-yard freestyle and 100 backstroke and swam on the winning 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams in a 108-68 win at Bedford North Lawrence.
Her performance last week: “I hurt my neck right after we got off for Christmas break at the New Albany meet, and I was happy I was able to come back from that.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I drink beet juicee.”
Favorite drink: “Green smoothies”
Favorite food: “Corn dogs”
Favorite class: “Accounting”
Favorite sports team: “Notre Dame football”
Favorite athlete: “Katie Ledecky”
Role model: “My parents (John and Carrie Utterback).”
Best advice: “Just go for it and do your best. Don’t complain if you do bad; just move forward.”
Athletics goal: “Make it to state.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Rome, because Italy is my favorite foreign country.”
