Iowa Player with Heart: Kienna Lassen

As a Beck's Player with Heart, Kienna Lassen shows her dedication and passion both on and off the track. Kienna currently participates in track and cross country, saying she enjoys building friendships with fellow runners and making fun memories. She says it's easy to form a meaningful bond with someone who understands the same pain in sports. Though sometimes it's difficult, Kienna likes pushing herself to reach new goals and improve as an athlete. In school, Kienna is also involved in orchestra, Spanish Club, and National Honor Society. Kienna is very involved in her community, primarily through her church. She attends youth group each week and goes on ten-day mission trips in the summer. Kienna volunteers to teach preschoolers and kindergarteners on Sundays, plays viola for the praise team when needed, and helps serve food during Wednesday nigh meals. Outside of church, she helps around the community with the National Honor Society, helping at school fundraisers or youth tournaments. To Kienna, agriculture means putting in hard work to feed the world. She grew up on a family farm and understands that each aspect of agriculture is crucial for the output. Kienna has learned values such as work ethic, responsibility, and selflessness. She says that the more she learns about agriculture, the more she is inspired by it. Kienna plans to attend South Dakota State University to study to be a pharmacist.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.