Have you seen this active senior around University Academy? Senior Keaton Davis is an amazingly well-rounded student. Davis is a familiar face around the school and involved in almost everything at UA.
For clubs, Davis has been a part of DECA and student council for three years, as well as participating in MECA and debate for two years. This year is Davis’ first year joining the theater class, through which he’ll be a part of the play happening after spring break.
Keaton’s favorite club to participate in is DECA because he said “it is most similar to my desired career path.”
But clubs aren’t the only groups he is part of at UA. One of Davis’ biggest and favorite aspects of life is sports. Davis plays basketball, football and plans to do shot put and discus for the track and field team this spring. One reason Davis loves sports is because they have given him a lot of great friendships.
Davis said, “My favorite sport is football due to the highlights being very entertaining to me.”
Davis said he admires all the dedication a sport takes, in addition to the commitment and passion needed to thrive when playing one.
He continuously returned for every season of each sport he’s played because it’s all he knows. He’s played sports for pretty much all his life, and he said he loves it.
One of Davis’ lifelong teammates, UA senior Xavier Hoskins, said, “Keaton is always in control of his emotions. He never gets in his head and never gets out of the game, and he is also a good leader, as well.”
It seems like Davis is quite the reliable leader for UA athletic teams.
Two athletes Davis looks up to are Draymond Green, a forward for the Golden State Warriors, and Russell Westbrook, a point guard for the Denver Nuggets. He likes seeing how they excel at uplifting their teams while also scoring points.
In the fall, Davis plans on attending Avila University and majoring in finance. He will be attending this university on a football scholarship.
When he has days off, Davis likes to chill and watch television shows and movies or play video games on his PlayStation 5.
Some advice Davis would give to younger students is to never let anyone dictate your life and control what you do.
