Future Ironcat, sophomore Dalys Beanum, looks to make a name for himself as he turns heads on the field, the court and the track.

His first experience competing at the varsity level came during his freshman year when he went out for track in the spring. During his sophomore year, Beanum added football and basketball, making that three varsity level sports

Born in St. Louis, Beanum had always dreamed of playing at the varsity level, something both his parents did at the collegiate level while attending the University of Arkansas. While at Arkansas, Beanums mother was a cheerleader and his father being a three sport athlete.

“My dad’s success in football, basketball and track makes me want to be just as successful,” Beanum said. “Everyday I strive to do what he did in his career and follow in his footsteps.”

Out of the three sports Beanum plays, his love is mostly in football. This is partly due to the fact he played it the longest, but his dad and brother both played football and it was also there favorite sport as well. Dalys’ older brother, Victor Beanum Jr, played football at Millard West but at the end of his junior year he got a bad injury and that ended his high school career then and there.

Beanum’s friends are very supportive of him in his athletics as well, including sophomore Henry Polsley.

“Dalys and I are great friends and we play basketball together,” Polsley said. “Sports have really brought us closer as friends. Being around him so much and how hard he works it wouldn’t surprise me if he moves to the next level in any of his three sports.”

For Beanum, playing multiple sports at the varsity level, was a great accomplishment in his mind, but Beanum has another hurdle to jump. He is a year younger than most of his grade and younger than multiple students in the grade below him.

“Age is just a number I always tell myself,” Beanum said. “It’s a pretty cool thing that I’m competing against kids that are three to four years older than. It just gives me more motivation to win.”

While Beanum was growing up he had seen some of his father’s old games tapes and just seeing the atmosphere and how awesome it was, he knew he wanted to follow in those footsteps.

“It would be a dream come true to step on that field with a Razorbacks uniform on,” Beanum said.

In the future, Beanum looks to help football get there first State Championship since 2008 and boys basketball there first ever championship. Beanum has two more seasons to show his talent on the field.