![Run Like The Wind! Maddox Murry (8th) runs at a cross country meet on September 25. He ran his hardest, and just locked in, just like at every meet. “My brain just stops and my body just operates itself and somehow navigates [itself] like autopilot,” Murry said.](https://mmsrewind.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-26-11.35.51-AM.png)
Dear John,
Thank you for you question about being a student-athlete here’s my perspective. Being a student-athlete is hard, having practice right after school till late at night, and home work on top of that, life gets chaotic. But I promise you it’s not that complicated to figure the system out. As a student-athlete one way I stay on top of my work is communicating; if I know I am going to miss school to go out of town for my sports I’ll ask all my teachers what I will miss and what I need to get down. Another way is if I am overwhelmed with work, I really like to take advantage of our flex period to get my work done or if I have time to just get ahead. Sometimes it takes some late nights and early mornings, but I promise it’s worth it.
Sincerely, Hayden
