Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.
Kellynn Lee
NAME: Kellynn Lee
PARENTS: Sheilyn and Brandon Lee
SIBLINGS: I have named Brandon and he’s 12 then I have a brother named Caleb and he’s 16.
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Orientation to Teaching
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? I like to read, hang out with friends and watch TV.
FAVORITE FOOD: Italian
FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: Ed Sheeran
FAVORITE MOVIE: The Blindside
FAVORITE TV SHOW: The Grimm
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A KID? Baby dolls.
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? Go to college, probably UCA, and be an elementary school teacher.
OTHER THAN YOUR PARENTS, WHO HAS HAD THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE? My grandma, because she’s really sweet and generous. She thinks about others more than she does about herself.
FAVORITE THING ABOUT CROSS COUNTRY: We’re really supportive of each other. No matter what, there’s always someone there to be like, ‘Good job.’ We’ve just become really close as far as friends. We’re just like a little family.
WHAT’S YOUR APPROACH TO A RACE? Be hydrated, get a good rest the night before and eat good.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SEASON? We’re doing really great right now. We’re undefeated, pretty amazing.
WHAT’S BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT TO THE SEASON? There was a meet at Conway where the terrain was really rough and everyone got hurt but we came out on top.
WHAT’S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE TEAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT CONFERENCE AND STATE MEETS? To continue pushing ourselves to be our best and push through the pain in order to get better.
AFTER YOU’RE THROUGH RUNNING CROSS COUNTRY AT BHS, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL REMEMBER MOST FONDLY ABOUT IT? How we always got to socialize after the meets and during practice and stuff as friends. And how much we’ve gotten to know each other through being on the cross country team.
