By Ken Hansard
Salina South senior Kamila Ojeda plays outside left back for the Cougars, and she is excited to have one last opportunity to play with her teammates, “I’m looking forward to building connections with my teammates and coaches, bringing positive energy to the field, and representing who we are as a team and school.”
That kind of positive outlook has made Ojeda someone who her teammates can look up to. Rather than shying away from that responsibility, Ojeda relishes her role. “My main focus is to be a team player. As captain, I plan to support my teammates. I see a lot of incredible potential here. I want to be a role model for the younger girls and show them that I have their backs, and I support them.”
In order to lead her troops, Ojeda has worked on some of the challenges that she knows she will personally face, “Physically, I have worked a lot on ball control and shots on goal. But there is also a mental side to the game, and I’ve really focused on staying confident and never letting up on the field.”
Ojeda feels that the Cougars have a lot of potential to do great things this season, but win or lose, she knows that she has teammates she enjoys and can always count on, “We have a good starting team, and we’ve put in a lot of hard work and enjoy being around each other.”
