Grade: Senior
Age: 17
Sports: Track and field, soccer, basketball
Claim to fame/honors: Xenia resident has been all-conference in soccer and track, all-area in soccer, and All-Ohio in track
Bet you didn’t know … I sing in my school’s a cappella group Ars Nova
Words you live by: Life isn’t perfect, but your outfit can be
Toughest opponent: Minster for track, Versailles for basketball and Catholic Central for soccer
Biggest influence: My brother
Match-day rituals: Listening to music
What’s on your bedroom walls: Pictures of friends and me
When I’m bored I like to … watch YouTube videos
Favorite movie: 10 Things I Hate About You
Person who would play you in a movie: Regina Hall
Favorite TV show: New Girl
Favorite musical artist: Rihanna
I can’t live without: Chipotle
I can live without: Homework
Event you’d like to attend: A Rihanna concert
Favorite book: The Paris Wife
Favorite home-cooked meal: Spaghetti
Favorite restaurant: Chipotle
Favorite smell: Fresh laundry right out of the dryer
Favorite cereal: Honey Bunches of Oats
Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Bloomingdale’s
Vegetable you won’t eat: Beets
I’d love to trade places for a day with … Ariana Grande
Whose mind would you like to read? My dog, Hydie
Place where you’d love to travel? Santorini
Talent you’d like to have? Painting
Favorite school subject: Speech and debate
Favorite athlete: Allyson Felix
Favorite team: USA women’s track
Favorite Olympic sport: Track and field
Something in the world I’d like to change: Inequality
Favorite sports moment: When my relay team qualified for state
Favorite junk food: Milkshakes
Best thing about track: Being a part of the relay teams
In 10 years, I hope to be … writing for a fashion magazine
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