Featured Athlete: Brady Laboret

‘I like everything about running, running is really my life. I love the feeling I get; it’s like a big adrenaline rush.’

Grant Doig, Staff Reporter • October 26, 2016

Courtesy of Jim McGuinness

Freshman Brady Laboret will compete on Friday at the regional competition.

Profile:

Sport: Cross country

Height: 5-8

Experience: Two years

Key Stat: Runs mile in 4:54

Pre-Game:

Favorite pregame meal: Spaghetti.

Favorite pre-race pump-up song: “Hall of Fame” by The Script

Role model: I look up to a lot of the guys on the team, like Grant Tiff, as well as my coaches.

Best race time: I ran a 5K in 16:17.

Post-race: water or Gatorade: Water.

Post-Game:

The Red Ledger: Do you have any pre-meet rituals?

Brady Laboret: Before a run the whole team huddles together and we do a team prayer.

TRL: What do you like about running?

BL: I like everything about running, running is really my life. I love the feeling I get; it’s like a big adrenaline rush.

TRL: What’s your favorite meet that you have ever run in?

BL: My favorite meet I’ve ever run in was at Myers Park in McKinney. We run there every year and I really like the course.

TRL: How would you describe yourself?

BL: I’m fun to be around, and I’m pretty goofy. My voice is kind of different as it’s really monotone so that kind of makes me unique.

TRL: When did you decide you wanted to become a cross country/ track runner?

BL: It really started when my brother joined, and we are really competitive, so I decided to run just to kind of show him up.

TRL: Do you want to run after high school?

BL: I would like to run in college so maybe Oregon, Arkansas, or Colorado.

About the Contributors

Grant Doig, Staff Reporter

Grant Doig is a senior who spends most of his time in the classroom or on the baseball diamond. He enjoys all sports especially baseball, basketball, and football. This will be his first year on The Red Ledger staff and he is looking forward to the opportunity to be a part of the award-winning publication. When Grant is not playing baseball or studying, he enjoys writing, traveling, and hanging out with friends. After high school, he plans to attend college at either Arkansas, Auburn, or Texas A&M along with a few others. Grant is a member of the National Honor Society where he often volunteers around the community. Also an attendee at FCA; he takes his relationship with God very seriously. Music is a big part of his life and his favorite types of music are hip hop and old country music, not that new country trash. Grant also likes playing video games and will accept any challenger in NCAA Football ‘14 or NBA 2K. His favorite subject in school is history and particularly enjoys the big chocolate chip cookies in the lunch line, although his coach would like him to limit that purchase.

Mandy Halbert, Staff Reporter

Mandy is a senior this year, but she’s still just as afraid of high school hallways as she was as a freshman. But aside from that, she looks forward to all that comes with her last year. When she’s not stressed about applying to college, AP and dual credit classes, and All Region band tryouts, Mandy enjoys singing along to Shawn Mendes songs in her car, volunteering with her church, and being a part of the marching band. Despite all of the school-related chaos, she works to show her faith in Jesus in all that she does. She is excited to start her second and final year on The Red Ledger, and she can't wait to see all of the amazing things that are yet to come.