From the Sidelines: White Oak’s Tanner McKinney

Published 9:15 pm Saturday, July 25, 2020

With spring sports being canceled, the Tyler Morning Telegraph wants to profile East Texas seniors in those sports in a feature called “From the Sidelines”. If you’re an East Texas senior who competes in a spring sport and would like to be featured, fill out the following questionnaire and send it to sports@tylerpaper.com, along with a photo. Today’s featured male athlete is White Oak’s Tanner McKinnney.

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Name: Tanner McKinney

School: White Oak High School

Parents: Brett and Stephanie McKinney

Brothers/sisters: Mallory and Tyson McKinney

Sports you play: Football and track

Favorite high school sports memory: Pole vaulting at the state track meet in 2019

Plans after high school: Considering my pole vaulting offers with the plans to continue my college career at Texas A&M. Major in Biology.

Favorite Song: Hippies and Cowboys, Cody Jinks

Favorte Food: My mom’s breakfast sandwich

Favorite TV show: The 100

Favorite movie: Step Brothers

Who are your role models: Christian McCaffrey

Which coaches have had the most influence on you and why: In football Coach Iske, Coach Mac and Coach Magee, and in track Coach Burks because they all worked extremely hard to make me a great competitor and spent much more than the required hours at the track and on the field.

Who is your favorite teacher: Coach Magee and many more.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years: Working in the medical field

Something about yourself that most people don’t know: I am a germophobe.

What will you miss most about high school sports: The pregame