Madison Benton was asked several questions about her time being an athlete. She plays volleyball and runs track and field. She enjoys both of the sports she plays.
Q: What sports do you play?
A: “ I play volleyball and I run track and field,” Benton said.
Q: Without referees, what would volleyball be like?
A: “ My sport would be completely hectic. Referees are who determines the point and if there were none, there would be a lot of fighting and arguments,” Benton said.
Q: Why is it good and bad to have rivals?
A: “ It’s good to have rivals because it gets you more pumped and excited to try your best. It’s a bad thing because if you’re down points, you start to lose faith in yourself and your team,” Benton said.
Q: What have volleyball and track taught you to do in your life?
A:” Volleyball and track have taught me to be more active and strive for my goals as an athlete and in my life,” Benton said.
Q: What is your biggest challenge, and what do you do to manage this challenge?
A:” My biggest challenge is my knee because I tore my meniscus in my knee and it hurts when I run. I have to wear a brace and that can get in the way sometimes,” Benton said.
Q: What are all of your accomplishments in all the sports you participate in?
A:” In track I placed second in the Mars invitational for pole vault, I also placed second in the championships for pole vault as well. My seventh and eighth grade year I was the only one to beat a certain height for pole vault. Volleyball isn’t an independent sport so I don’t have personal accomplishments but my team and I have won eleven tournaments in less than two years and my JV team had an undefeated season with the score of fourteen and zero,” Benton said.
Q: What are your plans when you graduate?
A:” I would like to get a scholarship for volleyball and become a coroner,” Benton said.
Q: What is your favorite movie?
A:” My favorite movie is the Cat in the Hat because I have his personality and I act like him a lot,” Benton said.
Q: Who is your idol, that is not an athlete and why?
A: “ My idol is my brother Joshua. I want to follow his footsteps in everything he has done with his college career. He is very intelligent and I strive to be like him one day,” Benton said.
Q: Do you have a saying or motto that you live your life by? Why?
A: “ Don’t give up, the tide will turn. My volleyball coach always tells us that if we are down on ourselves. I like this motto because when life gets you down, you can always look towards the future for better things to come. Just keep swimming and never give up,” Benton said.
