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The Times Athlete of the Week: Ottawa’s Belle Markey · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: The Times Athlete of the Week Ottawa's Bell Marky, Written
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  by j T. Pedalty. This article is being read by
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  an automated voice brought to you by Everlett after your
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  four hundred and twenty nine online votes were counted. Last
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  week's Times Athlete of the Week winner with two hundred
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  and eighty one votes was Ottawa girl's track and fields
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  Bell Marky. Marky continued her strong outdoor season by breaking
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  the Ottawa High School record in the one hundred meter
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  hurdles during a first place finish at LaSalle. Also on
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  the ballot last week were runner up Nate Kelly Serena Baseball,
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  McKenna McMahon, soomanok Lyland Softball and Graham Meister Dwight Boys
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  track and Field. This week's ballot went online Monday and
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  is accessible via Facebook, The Times Sports and Twitter Jake Penalty,
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  with voting going through midday Wednesday. Here is a Canada
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  with this week's winner. Do you have any nicknames, Marky?
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  My nickname is Belle. I don't really ever hear anyone
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  call me by my name anymore. How old were you
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  when you started competing in track and field? And what
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  got you into the sport? Markie, I started track my
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  freshman year of high school, but I didn't do hurdles
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  until my sophomore year. I got into the sport because
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  I wanted to improve my overall athleticism and try something
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  new in high school. You've excelled in the hurdles this season,
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  including breaking the school record in the one hundred hurdles
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  a couple weeks ago in LaSalle. What do you enjoy
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  about that event? Markie? I enjoy hurdles because it's always
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  a challenge and the progress is always changing. But once
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  you get the hang of things, it's so fun and
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  all the girls you get to run with are always
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  so nice. The season is winding down, with conference and
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  sectional meets on the near horizon. What are your goals
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  for this final stretch of the season, Marky enjoy all
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  that is left of the season and make my last
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  few meets the best because I won't be running again
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  after high school. What are a few of your favorite
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  track facilities You've gotten the chance to compete at, Markey.
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  My favorite track facility that I have had the chance
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  to compete at is LP's and Morris's track. What's your
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  ideal pre meat meal? What about after a meat, Markey.
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  My ideal pre meat snack is a mango dragonfruit refresher
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  from Starbucks. After a meet, I want a large fry
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  from McDonald's. What movie would you say you've seen more
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  than any other? About? How many times? Marky? It ends
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  with us? I have seen it probably ten times. It's
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  my favorite movie. Which of your teammates cracks you up
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  the most? Markey? The teammate that makes me laugh the
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  most is Charlie Stout Ottawa's High Jumper. But everyone makes
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  me laugh and makes track so much more enjoyable. If
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  you could see any musical artist in any venue, all
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  expenses paid, who would you see and where? Marky? If
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  I could see any artist, it would be Megan Maroney.
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  In a big city like New York, you and your
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  teammates are going out for dinner to celebrate a big win.
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  Where are you going and what are you ordering? Markey?
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  We would go to Olive Garden so we could get
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  unlimited breadsticks and salad. I would also get rigatoni with
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  meat sauce. Seasonal question at a cookout, what's your favorite
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  food off the grill? Marky? I would get a hot dog.
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  Do you have any plans for after high school? Do
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  they involve sports? Markey? After high school, I plan to
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  attend Sock Valley Community College to continue my volleyball career
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  while majoring in nursing.