Zainab Sanni, Smoky Hill
Height: 5-foot. Weight: 102 pounds.
Age: 18. Born: Jan. 20, 1995, in Ilorin, Nigeria.
High school sport: Track and field (sprints and long jump, placed second in 2012 in the Class 5A 100 and 200 meters).
Grade-point average: 3.25. Class: Senior.
My favorite subject: Mathematics.
My favorite athletes: Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce, Lolo Jones, Allyson Felix and Usain Bolt.
My favorite team: Los Angeles Lakers. What I listen to: R&B.
The best things on my training table:Pasta, fruit, vegetables, salmon.
Planned career: Kinesiology; will visit Kansas.
My family: Parents Adebayo and Shikrit, sisters Abiola Ajibola, Rashidhe Sanni and Khabijat Sanni, brothers Gasar Sanni and Obasanjo Sanni.
I would love to visit: Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Are high school sports necessary? It’s very important for kids to be active in what they love and be passionate about something other than academics.
