Athlete of the Week: Serena Clark, Lakota East

Name: Serena Clark

School: Lakota East High School

Sport: Track and Field

Class: Sophomore

Age: 16

Claim to fame: Very fast little girl

Bet you didn’t know: I love playing video games and I don’t like pizza.

Toughest opponent/why: My own mindset because I can get inside my own head and ruin my race just by me over thinking or doubting myself.

Favorite book: Wonder

Favorite movie: Kong’s Man The Golden Circle

Favorite TV show: None, I don’t really watch TV

Favorite musical artist/song: None I like a lot I don’t have a favorite

Favorite pro athlete/why: Christian Coleman because he’s a young pro athlete and all his determination and courage tells me I can become pro at a young age too.

Favorite smell: Food

Favorite home cooked meal: Fried Chicken

Game day rituals: Don’t over think about the race have fun and laugh before it. Who’s warming up get in the zone and get mad.

Person who would play me in a movie: No one

Words you live by: “I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me” “Always try your best because your best is good enough”

Biggest influence/why: My family because they see where I can go and always push me to be my best always happy with the outcome.

I am most annoyed by: People touching my face. People talking about my voice.

You can’t live without: My phone

Most embarrassing moment: When I was little I fell out the blocks

In 10 years, I’ll be: Who knows but 26

Best thing about track: The accomplishments that I have made

Worst thing about track: The hard practices that I have

Vegetable I just won’t eat: All of them

Favorite junk food: Ice cream and cookies

Favorite school subject: Math

Last DVD or video game I bought: Fortnite

Person whose brain you’d like to pick: Albert Einstein

Love to trade places for a day with: Allyson Felix

When I’m bored, I like to: Sleep and watch Netflix

Worst habit: Biting my nails

On your bedroom walls: I have medals hanging up, letters from old classmates when I moved schools, my goals, a N-O L-I-M-I-T sign.

Talent I’d most like to have: Able to run very fast

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