Kailie Benko

Sport: Women's Soccer

Year:  Sophomore

Major: Chemistry

What sport do you enjoy watching the most? Who do you root for (team and/or individual player)? A sport I really like to watch is track and field! I am a huge fan of Sydney McLaughlin, she is an amazing hurdler and I even got to see her run in person at one of our high school track meets! 

Who is your favorite musical artist? My favorite musical artist is Luke Bryan.

What non-sport related activity do you enjoy the most? My favorite non-sport related activity is hanging out with my friends!

What do you do to de-stress? To de-stress, I like to sit outside and paint; that way I am able to just relax by myself.

Tell us a fun fact about yourself. A fun fact about me is that I love to snowboard!

Do you have anyone that you would like to thank?  I would like to thank my parents and grandparents for always trying to come watch my games since I started playing soccer back when I was 4! Both my grandmas always try and make games even if they have many other grandchildren to watch in their sports, but I am always thankful to see them at mine! I would especially like to thank my grammie and poppa who even made it to the national tournament in 2019 which was in Dryden, NY. My poppa unfortunately passed away in 2020 so the national tournament was the last game he watched me play, but I know he is always watching especially when my grandma comes!