Our KRKO Russell and Hill Female Student Athlete for April 2026 is senior Oluwadarasimi (Dara) Olotu of the Lake Stevens High School Track & Field Team.
At the state track meet at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Dara won the 4A Discus State Championship with a throw of 137’3” (defeating her Lake Stevens teammate Keira Tupua by nearly 7 feet). She also finished 4th in the shot put (coincidentally, Keira Tupua won that event). The Lake Stevens Girls finished second as a team at the state meet.
Dara carried an un-weighted 4.0 G.P.A. during her career at Lake Stevens High School and is planning to attend the University of British Columbia (she holds a dual American-Canadian citizenship); studying Political Science. She also played basketball for the Vikings.
Head girls track coach at Lake Stevens is Tammy Bowers; Athletic Director is Jason Pearson.
