Athlete Showcase: Dowagiac’s Mallory Dohm

Published 9:38 am Friday, May 24, 2019

Mallory Dohm is a junior on the Dowagiac team.

What has been one of your greatest accomplishments as an athlete?

MD: Defeating Edwardsburg.

Mallory Dohm

What has been one of your biggest disappointments as an athlete?

MD: Allowing a team to change how I play.

Who is a “hero” in your life and why?

MD: My dad. He always pushing me to the best of my ability in everything I do.

When are you the most nervous while you are competing?

MD: When I’m one on one with a player bringing the ball down.

Describe an embarrassing athletic moment.

MD: When I went to take a throw-in and I dropped the ball on my head.

How do you tend to workout/train when by yourself?

MD: I weight train at the gym and run.

What other sport would you like to compete in if you were not playing yours?

MD: Volleyball.

Why are sports an important part of a high school experience?

MD: They allow you to get out of your comfort zone and meet new people.

How would you give away $50,000?

MD: I would give it to families in need.

If you could be the head coach of a team for a year, what team would you choose?

MD: A girls soccer team.

If I did not play sports, I would…?

MD: Be more involved in 4H.

What is the most challenging thing for you to do in your sport?

MD: To keep pushing even if I’m constantly getting beat.

If you could change one rule about your sport, what would it be?

MD: I would get rid of yellow and red cards.

What is the best compliment you have ever received?

MD: That I played very well in our Edwardsburg game.

What was the scariest thing you have had to do? Are you glad you did it?

MD: Help in the case of a car accident. Yes

What was the last thing you saw someone do that really impressed you?

MD: Someone paying for someone else’s meal.