Jared Bupp

Today’s senior is Jared Bupp of the Warren track & field team:

Parents: Mark and Michelle Bupp

Spring sport: Track and Field

Events: 110 m. hurdles, 300 m. hurdles, long jump

Coaches: Coach Dustin, Coach Johnson, Coach Bupp, Coach Sweet

Other sports: Captain of the Golf team

Favorite sports memories: Watching Top Gun on the way to golf matches, beating Coach Passmore in the Steeplechase senior year, working on hurdles with Coach Johnson, Sheetz stops after track meets, lifting sessions with Nate Edwards.

Favorite thing about being involved in sports?: Sports make you want to succeed and improve every single time you go out on the court, field, or course. You get to form brotherly relationships with your teammates and coaches, and the friendships I’ve made through sports are some of my favorite. Sports truly show how hard you are willing to work to achieve the goals you’ve set. No matter how many times you get knocked down or something doesn’t go your way, you get back up and you try to do better each and every single time.

What will you miss most about high school sports?: Hanging out and practicing with my friends almost every day!

What has living through this crisis taught you?: It is what you make it… plain and simple. You can sleep in till noon every day and just go with the flow, or you can be productive and do everything you can, so when you come out of this you are ready to move on in life. You will be prepared and will succeed, while everyone else is still getting acclimated and adjusted to life.

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Definitely Vienna, Austria, or British Columbia

Cats or Dogs: Dogs!

Favorite hobby: I really enjoy drawing and listening to records.

Social media?: Instagram or Twitter.

If you could only have one artist/group on a repeat playlist, who would it be?: Elvis Presley, no question. He sang everything from Rock ‘n Roll, ballads, country, to gospel, so I could listen to a little bit of everything.

Something that people would be surprised to know about you?: I can quote the entire Benchwarmers movie.

The best piece of advice that someone has given you?: If you can dream it, you can do it!

Plans after graduation: Attend either the Pennsylvania State University or the Indiana University of Pennsylvania for four years and earn a degree in something with Digital Media, Art, and Technology or Engineering. Then move down to Florida to become an Imaginner for the Walt Disney Company.

Message to underclassmen: Apply yourself and join as many clubs, sports, and activities as possible! It is what you make it.