Athletes of the Week

David Fry

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David Fry // Columbus North senior swimmer

Fry won the 50-yard freestyle, finished fourth in the 100 butterfly and swam on the second-place 200 freestyle relay nad 400 freestyle relay teams to lead the Bull Frogs to a runner-up team finish in the Conference Indiana meet.

His performance last week: “I was pretty happy with all the time drops. I was due for a time drop, so I was happy to get one, and I was happy to get the win for the team.”

Do you do anything special to prepare? “I might listen to some music or just hang out with the team. I try to not think about it too much.”

Favorite drink: “Chocolate milkshakes”

Favorite food: “Any kind of pasta”

Favorite class: “Anything with Social Studies”

Favorite sports team: “Indiana University”

Favorite athlete: “Mike Tyson”

Role model: “My dad (Aaron Fry).”

Best advice: “Nobody is perfect. Just do the best you can.”

Athletics goal: “Looking forward to trying to get as many of my teammates as we can to state this year.”

If you could travel anywhere: “Probably Moab, Utah, for just the national parks there.”

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Gabby Johns // Hauser senior basketball player

Gabby Johns

Johns led the Jets with 14 points and 10 rebounds in a 49-35 loss to Morristown, setting the school’s single-season rebounding record. She added 14 points and seven rebounds in Friday’s 46-36 win at Shawe Memorial.

Her performance last week: “I just went out there, and I wanted to have fun. We were missing a few people, so there was a void, but I just wanted to make sure that my team was having fun and we were doing our best out there.”

Do you do anything special to prepare? “We just laugh a lot in the locker room and make a lot of jokes and have a lot of fun.”

Favorite drink: “Sweet tea”

Favorite food: “Honey barbecue boneless wings”

Favorite class: “Ag or AP Language”

Favorite sports team: “Washington Mystics”

Favorite athlete: “Elena Delle Donne”

Role model: “My mom (Michelle Johns)”

Best advice: “To always be yourself no matter what because everybody is going to think what they want to think anyway, so just do your best and be yourself.”

Athletics goal: “I would like to play college basketball.”

If you could travel anywhere: “Greece, because the water is absolutely beautiful, and the culture just seems great, and I’d like to learn about it.”