Feature To Davies, with her extensive list of activities comes a variety of obstacles as well. “Sometimes I wish that things didn’t coincide as much,” Davies said. “I like to do a lot of things so I wish that I could do one activity and not be worried about all the other things on the side.” With this overwhelming amount of achievements, Davies has started to realize the attention that tags along with success. “It feels like now a lot of people know me more than they did freshman year,” Davies said. “I feel
like people n o w h a v e more of an expectation than they did [freshman year] and what they want me to do and what they want me to be. At the beginning of the year, teachers usually know who I am and they know that I did well in other classes, which is good. Once I’ve established a good relationship with teachers, I like to build trust with them.” Davies said that having a strong support system is the key to any great achievement. Knowing that there are other student athletes undergoing the same stress offers a sense of comfort to Davies and gives her the ability to persevere. “The thing for me is knowing that everyone else on the track team is also in school and it’s not just me that’s super stressed out,” Davies said.
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15 “My parents help a lot, and my friends. If I ever need a hug or something, my mom’s always there. There’s sometimes those nights when you’re about to break down and you need a hug.” Although her work load may be larger than most, Davies has found ways to keep cool under the pressure. “I know a lot of people that can be caught up in the heat of the moment with sports and all the stresses of school, but I’m learning to keep a level head and just try to get through things one step at a time,” Davies said. Davies doesn’t put herself through a rigorous schedule for nothing. She believes that this is merely a dress rehearsal for the real world. “I definitely think that all of this stuff is going to help me be able to manage my time when I have even more stuff to do when I’m older,” Davies said.
Davies plans on attending college following the conclusion of her high school journey. She has no intention of slowing down, just because she plans on attending a new school. Davies intends on pursuing her interest in economics. She has plans to study the methodology of growth plans for developing countries with a minor in music. “I want to continue to run track in college for sure,” Davies said. “I want to be able to do a little bit of everything that I like to do for the rest of my life.”
