Featured Athlete: Peyton Benson

Margo Friloux, Section Editor • September 24, 2021

Courtesy of Peyton Benson

Sophomore Peyton Benson runs in a cross country meet. The next meet will be Sat. the 25th in Round Rock.

Pre-game:

Favorite pre-game snack: Granola Bar

Favorite pre-game song: “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love” by Usher feat. Pitbull

Athlete you look up to: Emma Coburn

Favorite TV show: Manifest

Post-game:

The Red Ledger: What motivated you to start running cross country?

Peyton Benson: My parents both ran in high school and college, so one year I wanted to try it and I ended up loving it.

TRL: How long have you been running cross country?

PB: I have been doing cross country since the earliest I could, sixth grade, but I have been running since second Grade.

TRL: How does having your mom as a coach impact you?

PB: I feel like I have a little bit of a different relationship with her when she is coaching rather than just being my mom.

TRL: What is your favorite part about being on the cross country team?

PB: I love being a part of a team sport, my favorite thing about being on the cross country team is probably making lifelong friends and the times we hang out outside of practice.

TRL: Do you hope to continue running cross country in college?

PB: Yes, I hope to run cross country in college.

TRL: How has the change of schools affected you?

PB: I feel like it has helped me. Lovejoy has such an amazing community and I have made some amazing friends, and it has a smaller town feel than Frisco.

TRL: Why do you run cross country?

PB: It is something I really love and enjoy, and it is a sport that you have to have a ton of endurance and strength physically, and you also have to have a great deal of mental strength as well.

About the Contributor

Margo Friloux, Section Editor

Entering her final year on staff, Margo is excited to work with her Co-Sports Editor and Leopard Life alum, Will Doig. This year is bittersweet to Friloux. She is ready to soak up the rest of her high school years in the newsroom. Out of the newsroom, Friloux is hoping it up, hanging out with friends, going to Braum’s, watching “Grey’s Anatomy” or “Star Wars” and hanging out with her sisters. Friloux is an avid Harry Styles and Anakin Skywalker fan. She gets the chance to see her idol, Mr.Styles, in concert this year, and she is determined to make him fall in love with her. In school, Friloux is a part of the Patient Care Technician (PCT) class, NHS, LARK and basketball. Although she’s still shedding tears over the retirement of Parker and Lindsey, she and Doig are still carrying on the Leopard Life legacy. Live. Laugh. Love. TRL.