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MAY 2019 | SportsUnion
“Between school, work, and
sports/extracurricular,
things
get a little hectic. While I may be
doing a lot and don’t have as much
free time as my friends- I like
being involved,” stated Sikora.
By Tatyanna Scalisi
Sports Union
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As the auditorium is
packed, you realize how
much a student-athlete
has going on their lives.
Sometimes you forget that
they have school and oth-
er engagements going on.
You think of a student-ath-
lete as an athlete first, sec-
ond and third.
On this night, the athlete
is gone from student-ath-
lete. On this night Breanna
Sikora has put down the
racket and is now on the
main stage.
The main stage is some-
thing that Sikora is used to
being on. She has been on
the Mount Mercy Acade-
my varsity tennis team for
four years. She has been
on the cheerleading team
and been part of Pure Mag-
ic - all while getting sol-
id grades and heading to
Gannon University in the
fall.
She is what a student-ath-
lete is all about. She plays
sports while making sure
her grades are intact - and
taking part in other ac-
tivities that are offered at
the school. On this night
is up on stage with others
performing for a sold out
crowd.
Earlier in the day, she was
helping her teammates
in a varsity tennis match.
It’s all in a day’s work for
Sikroa.
“Between school, work,
and sports/extracurricu-
lar, things get a little hec-
tic. While I may be doing a
lot and don’t have as much
free time as my friends- I
like being involved,” stated
Sikora. “Throughout my
whole life I have partici-
pated in sports and extra-
curricular like foreign lan-
guage club and pure magic
show choir have made me
very busy, but it’s been a
good busy. Participating in
so many things has helped
me make the most out of
my four years at MMA and
I wouldn’t have changed it
for the world.”
You could say that her
tennis career at the acad-
emy has been interesting
to say the least. Through-
out the journey of a stu-
dent-athletes career, they
often learn to overcome
obstacles and push them-
selves to experience new
opportunities.