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East Jessamine's DeKrey signs with Lindsey Wilson College

East Jessamine track and field

April 25, 2012|By Jonathan Stark | jstark@jessaminejournal.com

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East Jessamine senior Daylei DeKrey made her college choice earlier this month, signing with Lindsey Wilson.

DeKrey said a major driving force behind her decision was academics at the college.

“The student-to-professor ratio (was low), and everyone there was so friendly, and every body knew everybody,” she said. “There’s like 2,500 kids at the entire school, and it’s small and really easy to learn in. The professors take time with the students, which is really important for me because I love hands-on and one-on-one help.”

DeKrey is on the cross-country and track and field teams at East.

She appreciated the organization and set up of the programs at Lindsey Wilson as well.

“If you work hard, you’re definitely going to progress,” DeKrey said.

This past fall, she placed 41st in the Region 5 cross-country meet with a time of 25 minutes, 8.4 seconds.

DeKrey has been running cross-country for seven years but only really started to enjoy it more in the last three seasons.

“I hated it my first four years,” she said. “Then when I got to high school, I learned to love it. It was one of my favorite things to do ... I never thought I could turn it into a career or do it when I was older.”

Last spring at the state track and field championships, she placed 22nd in the long jump with a finals distance of 13 feet, 1.25 inches. She was fifth in the high jump at 5 feet even.

DeKrey holds the school record in the high jump (5 feet, 3 inches) and the long jump (14 feet, 10 inches).

She said the competition she’s faced at East Jessamine has driven to her be a better athlete.

“We push each other, and it really helps us progress,” DeKrey said.

DeKrey is deciding between criminology and elementary education for her studies. She is a tutor after school at Nicholasville Elementary.

“Nobody’s always 100 percent on their major, especially going into college,” she said.

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