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Jaden Marrs (Submitted photo)

Nothing is slowing down Jaden Marrs.

She’s a type one diabetic, but with careful eating habits and an active sports life, she’s charging full steam ahead, intent on making her mark.

Marrs, who will be a freshman at Coupeville High School in the fall, plans to play soccer and basketball for the Wolves, as well as be part of the CHS cheer squad.

It’s the latter of the three which she enjoys the most.

“My favorite sport is cheerleading, because I get to stand out and show my spirit,” Marrs said. “It helps me keep fit and keeps my blood sugars under control.”

A big music fan (she bounces from hip hop to pop to screamo), who spends her days “sleeping, eating and watching anime,” Marrs also enjoys sketching and hanging out with best friend Jean Lund-Olsen.

One of the standouts on the CMS track squad the last two seasons, the fellow frosh-to-be offered Marrs some advice she treasures.

“He pushes me and tells me that ‘if you try, you won’t succeed; if you DO, then you’ll succeed’,” she said.

Marrs also draws support from her mom, Emili, and praises her 8th grade science teacher, Terry Welch, for always helping her.

Her goals are “to be successful and I want to become an ER nurse when I grow up and graduate.”

Until then, she’s intent on giving her best, regardless of the sport, and always making a concentrated effort to improve her skills in each of them.

“My strengths are good working with others,” Marrs said. “What I need to work on is keeping a steady pace when I run.”

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