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Mark McDonald // Columbus East senior football player
McDonald carried 12 times for 160 yards and three touchdowns Friday to help lead the Olympians to a 63-20 win against Bedford North Lawrence.
His performance last week: “We came out strong like I knew we would, and it went pretty well.”
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Do you do anything special to prepare? “I go in every game with the same mentality and have the same routine every week.”
Favorite drink: “Body Armor”
Favorite food: “Chipotle burritos”
Favorite class: “Weights”
Favorite sports team: “University of Florida”
Favorite athlete: “Odell Beckham Jr.”
Role model: “My family (parents Michelle and Shyan McDonald and brothers Shannon and Luke)”
Best advice: “To never be satisfied.”
Athletics goal: “To play college football.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Trinidad and Tobago with my parents because it’s my homeland. Most of my family lives there.”
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Andie Clark // Hauser junior volleyball player
Clark led the Jets with 94 digs in four matches last week to break the single-season school record and go over the 1,000 digs mark for her career.
Her performance last week: “I was very surprised and happy about how I got my 1,000 digs.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I really just listen to music and dance around with all my friends before the games.”
Favorite drink: “Sweet tea”
Favorite food: “Fettucine”
Favorite class: “AP U.S. History or AP Literature”
Favorite sports team: “North Carolina men’s basketball”
Favorite athlete: “Lauren Strivens (a Nebraska volleyball player)”
Role model: “My papaw (Gerald Henry, who died earlier this year)”
Best advice: “Always work hard, no matter how you’re feeling about any game or personally in your own life. Just go out and play hard work your hardest.”
Athletics goal: “To just keep beating records here at Hauser.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Perth, Australia. It’s just really pretty, and it’s a good destination to have a good vacation.”
