Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.
Mikayla Douglas
NAME: Mikayla Douglas
PARENTS: Angela and Shawn Douglas
SIBLINGS: Kyle Douglas
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Science with Coach (Angel) Dale
FAVORITE SPARE TIME ACTIVITY: Spending time with my best friends including my brother.
FAVORITE FOOD: Mexican
FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: Florida-Georgia Line — really all country and some rap to get me pumped up.
FAVORITE MOVIE: Friday Night Lights
FAVORITE TV SHOW: NCIS
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY WHEN YOU WERE A KID? Barbies
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? Go to Henderson State and major in Special Ed.
OTHER THAN YOUR PARENTS, WHO’S HAD THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE? HOW? My papaw and brother.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT SWIMMING? Beating my personal goals, spending time with friends.
WHAT IS/ARE YOUR EVENT(S): Freestyle anything
WHAT IS YOUR APPROACH TO YOUR EVENTS? Have fun and give it all I got.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SEASON SO FAR? Really good; setting lots of goals.
WHAT’S BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT TO THE SEASON SO FAR (team)? Girls beating Conway.
WHAT’S BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT TO THE SEASON SO FAR (personal)? Breaking personal best times.
WHAT’S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE TEAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL THE REST OF THE SEASON? Hard work and dedication.
TALK ABOUT YOUR SWIMMING NOW; WHAT ARE YOU MOST CONFIDENT IN YOUR ABILITY TO DO? Just to Know I did my best .
WHAT DO YOU WORK HARDEST TO IMPROVE ON IN PRACTICE? Beating times.
WHEN YOU’RE THROUGH SWIMMING FOR BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL LOOK BACK AND REMEMBER MOST FONDLY ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE? Spending all that time with my best friends and making new ones and how, when I got hurt running in cross country, I could still swim at least.
