{"id":118,"date":"2023-10-30T14:15:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T14:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communitychristianathletics.org\/?p=118"},"modified":"2023-10-30T14:15:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T14:15:52","slug":"community-christians-kate-hollingsworth-shoots-for-the-stars-presented-by-genesis-hyundai-of-norman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sad-dhawan.85-215-253-139.plesk.page\/?p=118","title":{"rendered":"Community Christian’s Kate Hollingsworth shoots for the stars \u2013 Presented by\u00a0Genesis & Hyundai of Norman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

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If you just read her track times or watched her basketball highlights, you might think it all comes
naturally to Community Christian School junior Kate Hollingsworth.
\u201cI have played basketball for CCS since seventh grade. I am a shooting guard. Last year was
my first year to do track,\u201d Hollingsworth said. \u201cI ran the 300 meter hurdles, the 100 meter
hurdles, the 100 meter dash and the 4×400 relay as the second leg.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


It didn\u2019t take Hollingsworth long to get out of the blocks. She broke the school 300m hurdle
record with a time of 54.14 in her first race. By the state meet, she had that time shaved down to
48.95 and a bronze medal around her neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cMy relay team also broke the school record for the 4×400 relay and made it to state,\u201d
Hollingsworth said. \u201cI have also played softball my freshman and sophomore year but took a
break this year. I play center field.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The busy student-athlete also serves as secretary of her junior class and is a member of
National Honors Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Hollingsworth\u2019s father played both football and baseball in college. It\u2019s easy to see where her
natural gifts come from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cBut I have had to put in a lot of hard work to get where I am today,\u201d Hollingsworth said.
She credits her speed, athleticism and length as critical to her success on the basketball court,
where she plays her favorite sport of them all. But her \u201cshooting, being a good teammate and
defensive tenacity\u201d are just as vital, and hard-earned at that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cI am also working extremely hard to improve my ball-handling to bring me to the next level,\u201d
Hollingsworth said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Hollingsworth\u2019s hoops career started in the third grade, notably a few years later than many of
the top players her age. Since her seventh-grade year, when she first aspired to play college
ball, she has prioritized and poured countless hours into the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cI am a very competitive person and knew that this was something that I wanted to spend time
on and focus on,\u201d Hollingsworth said. \u201cI was way behind everyone else\u2019s skill and experience-
wise and that made me realize that if I wanted to be a great player, I had to put in the time and
be dedicated in order to be the best player I could be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Hollingsworth has grown to love track, too. In the short time she\u2019s ran, she has taken to the
individual aspect of the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cIt is a great way to work on mental toughness, and I also love to put my speed to use,\u201d
Hollingsworth said. \u201cI would love to play both basketball and track [in college]. I am more
focused on basketball, though, and would like to play at the highest level possible!\u201d
In her recruiting process, Hollingsworth is prioritizing schools that share her family-like values
and \u201cstrong, competitive\u201d programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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