Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.
NAME: Tori Rose
PARENTS: Stephen Rose, Lynn Sullivan and Crystal Rose.
SIBLINGS: I have a brother, Josh Rose; another, Jaiden Rose; and a little sister, Summer Rose; and another little sister, Kaylynn Snodgrass. Josh is 14, Jaiden is 6, Kaylynn is 5 and Summer is a few months old.
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Anatomy
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? Sleep.
FAVORITE FOOD: Steak
FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: I like pretty much everything, country, rock, hip-hop, pop.
FAVORITE MOVIE: Black Hawk Down
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Archer
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A KID? Little Bopper punching things that you air up, put on your hands and hit people with.
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? Attend the University of Central Arkansas and major in Nursing.
OTHER THAN YOUR PARENTS, WHO HAS HAD THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE? My team; just being there for me when I needed a backbone.
FAVORITE THING ABOUT SOCCER: Just being on a team that you know cares about you and that you care about them, just the support.
POSITION: Right defender.
WHAT DO YOU FEEL LIKE IS YOUR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY ON THE FIELD? Keep the other team from scoring.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SEASON SO FAR? A very good season.
WHAT’S BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT TO THE SEASON SO FAR? Being better than we were last year.
WHEN THE TEAM’S PLAYING WELL, WHAT GOING ON? We’re moving the ball well, communicating, moving the ball up and down the field and scoring.
WHAT’S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE TEAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL THE REST OF THE SEASON? Just keep going the same direction we’re going and getting better and better each game.
INDIVIDUALLY, WHAT ABOUT YOUR GAME ARE YOU MOST CONFIDENT ABOUT? How smart I play and how I just read the game.
WHAT DO YOU WORK HARDEST TO IMPROVE? I need to improve on being able to accept the ball with intensity.
AFTER YOU’RE THROUGH PLAYING SOCCER AT BHS, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL REMEMBER MOST FONDLY ABOUT IT? The support of the team and the bond we have.