Bryan ISD February 2025

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Rudder High

\\ Matt Malatesta [PUT THEM TO SLEEP] Maxey is a state talent on the oval

KIMORA MAXEY’S FAVORITE HOBBY MIGHT SURPRISE YOU. “I love to sleep,” she laughed. “I can fall asleep anywhere.” With her packed schedule, she certainly needs the rest. The Bryan Rudder senior is a first-team, all-district volleyball star, a first-team forward in basketball, a state medalist in track and field, and an outstanding student in the classroom. “It’s a lot, but I love to be busy,” she said. “I also work at the Lincoln Recreation Center year-round, and at Santa’s Wonderland during December. I’m also a student ambassador, which means I have to complete volunteer hours.” Her first love, however, is the track, where she excels in sprint relays and hurdles. “I’m a pretty independent person,” she said. “In basketball and volleyball, it’s a team thing. In track, whether I do good or bad, it’s on me. Volleyball was really just for fun, and basketball got me in shape for track. Track is track.” Maxey helped lead her 4x200 relay team to a bronze medal at the UIL State Track Meet in 2024, cementing her place in the history books. She also set the school record in the 100-meter hurdles last year with a time of 14.18 seconds at the Regional Meet. This was her third trip to the Regional Meet in the hurdles. “Track has really been my thing,” she said. “From AAU summer track to the Junior Olympics, it has been my main focus. It takes a lot of hard work, but that’s what I want to do with my future.

my goals is something I will never forget.” As the winter transitions to spring and the track and field season heats up, there’s one piece of advice for Rudder’s opponents: Don’t sleep on Kimora Maxey.

Masai Russell. “I lock in on everything she does, from how she warms up to how she races. She’s my role model,” Maxey said. “As far as who I’m doing this for? That has to be my mom. The time and money she has spent for me to reach

I want to run in college for coaches who really push me and want the best for me. I really like the University of Houston’s track program. My ultimate goal is the Olympics.” Maxey draws inspiration from Olympic gold medalist

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