Another
well-rounded track athlete is in our midst at Xavier Prep. Freshman Tatiyana
Angry has the chance to become one of the most decorated competitors in the
school’s history by the time she is ready to graduate.
That is high
praise, indeed, but Angry believes she is up to the task. She already seems to
have the ability and confidence of an older person.
She has been
in sprints and relays, and now appears to be focusing on mid-range events such
as the 400 meters and the 300-meter hurdles. She expects to compete in the
Northeast Valley Region meet on May 3 and 5 at Phoenix Horizon and hopes to be
in one or more events at the Division I state meet on May 12 and 15 at Phoenix
Desert Vista.
“I enjoy the
400 and the 300 hurdles,’’ said Angry, who goes by “Tati’’ to most who know
her. “The first few times I did those, I surprised myself.’’
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Tatiyana Angry is a promising do-just-about-everything track athlete for Xavier (Photo by Don Ketchum). |
Since coming
to Xavier, Angry says she has developed good relationships with her teammates.
“There are
so many girls out here who work hard and have put up some good times, I give
them props,’’ said. “All of them seem to have things that they do very well,
strength, speed endurance . . .’’
Angry attended
elementary/middle school at a charter school near her home in Goodyear. She
already has some experience with advanced placement classes in the sciences and
has excelled in those environments.
“That helped
me when I came here to Xavier,’’ she said.
“You want to
be serious about it, but you also want to have fun. That’s what I try to do. I
think if you pay attention and ask questions, you will do just fine.’’
She is the
oldest of seven children, so there is plenty of interaction.
Like her
classmates, Angry is trying to get back to normal after everyone was affected
by the Covid pandemic.
“I don’t
like anything holding me back like that,’’ she said. “I have tried to deal with
it, and those masks . . . sometimes they make it harder for you to breathe.’’
All of the
Gators support each other, she said, and notice little things a teammate might
be doing or not doing that might help them by doing the opposite or being more
consistent.
“You can
always do better, but I am proud of the season we have had,’’ she said. “You
want to push each other and encourage them to not give up when it gets tough. I
try to be the best I can be and want to look back and say that I gave
everything that I had.’’
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