Team Profile
Photos Courtesy of Walker Valley
Q&A with Coach Drew Akins
Q: How would you characterize this year’s team?
Q: How would you characterize this year’s team?A: Athletic, exciting, passionate.
Q: What will be the keys to your success?
A: Growing in maturity, handling emotions, and leadership.
Q: Who will be your key leaders on the team?
A: Spencer Jackson (RB/DB), Eli Denton (WR/LB), Kade Tjaarda (WR/DB), Aiden Gibson (WR/DB), and Kyler Parris (WR/LB).
Q: What are your biggest reasons for optimism?
A: We have more athletes on the field than we have had in my career here, and team speed is high.
Q: What will keep you up at night?
A: Injuries. Always injuries (depth).
Q: What can you build on from last year?
A: We have a ton of program momentum, and this group wants to keep that going.
Q: Any lessons learned from last year?
A: We are always learning more about ourselves. As a coaching staff, we really grew last year.
Q: Will we see anything different this year?
A: We have our menus and will find what we are good at from those menus.
Q: How would you characterize your team’s speed?
A: It’s the best we have had in my time here.
