The Kent Reporter Athletes of the Week for Nov. 28 are from Kent-Meridian High School; Kyle Soper (Sr.) cross country and Perlynah Afoa (Sr.) golf.

What do you value in your sport or about your team?

Soper: In cross country, I value the results that come out of putting in your best effort every day and the opportunity to not only share those rewards with your team, but to get to witness your peers grow alongside you too.

Afoa : I value teamwork and perseverance a lot in my sport.

What have you learned from your sport that you can take with you throughout your life/future?

Soper: It isn’t always clear that the things you do each day are having any effect, but after each run and after weeks of runs, it becomes clear that temporary discomfort leads to lasting growth.

Afoa: I learned

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