Unstoppable Underclassmen athletes on the rise in track, golf

By Shreya Vijay | Staff Writer

Sena Asom

Freshman Sena Asom has had a great start to her first high-school track season. She enjoys participating in long jump, high jump, and the 200 meter dash.

She owes her initial interest in track to her siblings, who inspired her to run.

“I love track because it’s an individual sport with a team aspect in it,” Asom said.

Head Varsity Track and Field Coach Laboris Bean described Sena as incredibly hardworking. He looks forward to coaching her over the next few years, and is excited to see what she can accomplish.

“We just have to hone in on what she wants to be next level at,” Bean said.

Asom specializes in several events, and Bean is confident that she has the natural talent to excel in all her events, and potentially run Division I Track.

“Each day she is always focused, looking to give a hundred percent,” Bean said.

For the past few summers, Asom has represented her club track team at the Junior Olympics. Most notably, she placed fourth in the long jump at the Junior Olympics in Houston.

“I really love long jump and high jump,” Asom said.

She aspires to run track in college.

“Sena is extraordinary. She’s a great athlete with an excellent work ethic,” Bean said.

Zoe Littlejohn

Sophomore Zoe Littlejohn has had a great start to her golf season as well. She has been on the Varsity Golf team for the last two years, and enjoys playing golf with her teammates.

Her initial interest in golf stems from watching her father play. She decided to take lessons at a young age, and has been playing golf for more than eight years.

“I love golf because it is such an interesting yet complex sport,” Littlejohn said. “It also allows me to really focus on my mental game as there are so many instances where I have had to persevere.”

This season, she is working on maintaining consistency with her shots. Littlejohn has shaved some strokes off from last year and is hitting the ball much straighter, causing her balls to go 20-30 yards further than usual.

Littlejohn added that she is still unsure about her future plans as a golfer, but she hopes to continue improving and enjoying her sport.