In everything she does, Carl Albert High School senior Kaylee Davis does it with conviction. At 3 years old, she was diagnosed with stage 4 Wilms tumor.
“I went through 6 months of Chemotherapy and a few weeks of radiation, and I went into remission in March of 2010. I went on my Make-a-Wish trip and I went to Disney World and Universal. I regularly went to the hospital for check-ups as a kid and this year is my last year to go to [OU] Children’s for my cancer check-up,” Davis said. “It has made me very grateful for every day I’m able to live life and I thank God for everything that he has given me.”
Including beating cancer, there’s not much Davis can’t do. She just wrapped up a prolific career with Carl Albert’s softball team and will attend USAO on a softball scholarship after graduation.
She also runs all three short relays for the track team and the open 400m. She volunteers at OU Children’s Hospital and is a member of the Teen Advisory Council there, too. And she rides horses competitively.
“I show [horses], and I just placed eighth at the Morgan Grand National in my division,” Davis said. “I started riding competitively 4 years ago, and this was my last year before I go to college. . . My grandma, she did it, all of my aunts did it and my cousin as well, so it’s been a generational thing.”
Davis’ softball career began when she was about 6 years old. She played in her first tournament at 10.
“Tournaments with good competition and playing with your best friends from late nights and early mornings, playing the sport we love, is where my passion grew the most,” Davis said.
“Also, having friends that pushed me to be better while having a lot of fun made me enjoy it even more.”
While playing varsity softball for the Titans, Davis racked up the accolades. She was part of four state tournament teams and a runner-up team in 5A, stole 95 bases, made All-State and received several leadership awards from the team.
Before closing the door on her high school career, she received another impressive award, one she doesn’t take for granted: being named Homecoming Queen.
“It was so surreal! It meant the world to me, and it is now one of my fondest high school memories,” Davis said. “I hope to leave a legacy [at Carl Albert] that makes others feel like they can do anything they put their mind to, despite any obstacle or setback, and there is always a light at the end of the tunnel! Romans 8:18.”
At USAO, Davis plans to study to become a pediatric occupational therapist.
