Grade: Senior
Age: 18
Sports: Golf, basketball
Claim to fame/honors: Dayton resident is four-year varsity golfer, first-team All-Metro Conference this year and second-team last year; three-time district qualifier; forward/shooting guard was second-team all-conference in basketball as a junior; plans to golf and play basketball in college and major in biology
Bet you didn’t know … I really like to knit
Words you live by: Speak those things that are not as though they were
Toughest opponent: Eaton in golf, Southeastern in basketball
Biggest influence: My parents
Match-day rituals: I always put two quarters in my right pocket; I had change in my pocket one time when I needed a marker and I played really well that day
What’s on your bedroom walls?: White board calendar
When I’m bored I like to … listen to music
Favorite movie: Cadillac Records
Favorite TV show: Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
Favorite musical artist: J. Cole and Chance the Rapper
I can’t live without: Guacamole
I can live without: Vegetables
Event you’d like to attend: The Ryder Cup
Favorite book: Out of my mind by Sharon Draper
Favorite home-cooked meal: Spaghetti and meatballs
Favorite restaurant: Waffle House
Favorite smell: Moonlight Path from Bath and Body Works
Favorite cereal: I hate cereal
Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Golf Galaxy
Vegetable you won’t eat: Brussels sprouts
I’d love to trade places for a day with … Lydia Ko (pro golfer)
Whose mind would you like to read? Chance the Rapper
Place where you’d love to travel? Spain
Talent you’d like to have? Having a good singing voice
Favorite school subject: Anatomy
Favorite athlete: Steph Curry
Favorite team: Golden State Warriors
Favorite Olympic sport: Women’s gymnastics
Something in the world I’d like to change: Climate change
Favorite sports moment: Last year when my basketball team won its first district championship
Favorite junk food: Ice cream
Best thing about golf: Flushing a 4 iron because it’s hard
In 10 years, I hope to be … in my residency for medical school
Nominate an Athlete of the Week: Send an email to freelance writer Dave Lamb at d_lamb@msn.com. Please include the athlete’s name, school, sport and a phone number or email address where we can reach that athlete. Please include Athlete of the Week in the subject line.
About the Author