Grade: Senior
Age: 17
Sport: Cross-country
Claim to fame/honors: Kettering resident is three-year varsity runner, team captain
Bet you didn’t know … I’ve lived in eight states
Words you live by: “Every day is another chance to do something great.” — Emma Paul
Toughest opponent: Alter
Biggest influence: My parents
Match-day rituals: Listening to music on the bus
What’s on your bedroom walls? Pictures of my family and pets and postcards
When I’m bored I like to … read
Favorite movie: 50 first dates
Person who would play you in a movie: Blake Lively
Favorite TV show: Bob’s Burgers
Favorite musical artist: Cage The Elephant
I can’t live without: Chapstick
I can live without: Meat
Event you’d like to attend: Kentucky Derby
Favorite book: The Alchemist
Favorite home-cooked meal: Mom’s mac and cheese
Favorite restaurant: Denver Biscuit Company
Favorite smell: Lavender
Favorite cereal: Cap’n Crunch
Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Anthropologie
Vegetable you won’t eat: Brussels sprouts
I’d love to trade places for a day with … Shay Mitchell
Whose mind would you like to read? Neil Degrasse Tyson
Place where you’d love to travel? Cuba
Talent you’d like to have? Play the piano
Favorite school subject: AP psychology
Favorite athlete: Russell Wilson
Favorite team: Seattle Seahawks
Favorite Olympic sport: Gymnastics
Something in the world I’d like to change: Treatment of animals
Favorite sports moment: Running my best time at districts
Favorite junk food: Wendy’s frosty and fries
Best thing about cross-country: Sprinting through the finish
In 10 years, I hope to be … an environmental lawyer
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