Jackson Fox
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Jackson Fox // Columbus East senior wrestler
Fox won two matches by pin and one by decision Saturday to win the 182-pound division and help lead the Olympians to the Jeffersonville Regional title.
His performance last week: “I felt really good going into it. I’ve been practicing really hard these past couple weeks, and I had beaten the kid I was going to wrestle in the finals and knew I could do it again.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I usually just try to breathe and get focused in.”
Favorite drink: “Pedialyte”
Favorite food: “Biscuits and gravy”
Favorite class: “Criminal Justice”
Favorite sports team: “Penn State wrestling”
Favorite athlete: “(Penn State wrestler) Roman Bravo-Young”
Role model: “My dad (Joey Fox)”
Best advice: “Stay focused, and you can do it.”
Athletics goal: “Place at state.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Mexico again, because it’s so beautiful.”
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Leah Bachmann // Columbus East senior basketball player
Leah Bachmann
Bachmann scored 11 points in a 60-50 first-round win against East Central and had six points and 17 rebounds in Friday’s 65-62 loss to Shelbyville in the Shelbyville Sectional.
Her performance last week: “I feel like there were things that I could have done better, but 17 rebounds was my career high, so I’m happy with that.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I always get Tropical Smoothie, and I always take a shower before every game.”
Favorite drink: “Lemonade”
Favorite food: “Steak”
Favorite class: “English”
Favorite sports team: “Indiana University”
Favorite athlete: “Trayce Jackson-Davis”
Role model: “My memaw, Cindy Setser”
Best advice: “Just play for myself and not compare myself to others.”
Athletics goal: “It was just to be happy with how I ended my basketball career. It would have been nice to get a sectional title.”
If you could travel anywhere: “I just want to go everywhere and see everything.”
