A Look Into a Three Sport Athlete
Maddie McNarney is a year round athlete for her 3 sports that she participates in. The three sports she dedicates a lot of her time are track, swimming, and cross country. All of those sports go year round due to swim being in the winter, track in the spring and then cross country being in the fall and cross country training that starts in the early summer.
McNarney’s friend group mostly consists of the teammates from her sports. As an athlete with such a busy schedule she is constantly doing something year round. From interviews, I learned that in her free time she dedicates it to hanging out with her friends and just connecting with them.
Her personal goals this year for swimming are to get on the sectional line up because she’s never done it before. The team goals are to win all of their win dual meets and also get runner-up at state this year, if not maybe place first. With all three of McNarney’s sports she’s constantly either running or swimming year round and always staying fit for her seasons. In the off season she likes to watch what she eats mostly and of course running fills up 3/4th’s of her year. A quote from Audrey Andritsch from the cross country team said, “Maddie is a leader to me because of her inclusivity of all of the girls on the team and her passion to always do well and especially to her teammates”.
Being in a sport year round while also being in school and trying to focus on juggling everything can be a challenge. McNarney has said “it has made me a better person and athlete to be in all of my sports”. This is done so because she learns how to be a good friend and teammate by being close with her sport family.
