Grade: Incoming junior
Age: 16
Sports: Track and field
Claim to fame/honors: Qualified for Junior Olympic Nationals in 800 and 4x400 relay with Dayton Wolverines Track Club; member of National Honor Society
Bet you didn’t know … Batman is my favorite superhero
Words you live by: Greatness takes time
Toughest opponent: Myself because you have to have the right mindset to win, especially in track
Biggest influence: My best friend Daivion Thaler, my coaches and family
Meet-day rituals: Wake up and pray, go straight upstairs and look into the mirror and say “I will win today.”
What’s on your bedroom walls? Running medals and Batman posters
When I’m bored I like to … run
Favorite movie: Rush Hour II
Person who would play you in a movie: Kevin Hart
Favorite TV show: Everybody Hates Chris
Favorite musical artist: Drake
I can’t live without: Sleep
I can live without: Pop
Event you’d like to attend: NBA All-Star Game
Favorite book: The Fallen
Favorite home-cooked meal: Spaghetti
Favorite restaurant: Red Lobster
Favorite smell: Peach scent
Favorite cereal: Honey Nut Cheerios
Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Dick’s Sporting Goods
I’d love to trade places for a day with … Usain Bolt
Whose mind would you like to read? My mom
Place where you’d love to travel? Brazil
Talent you’d like to have? Juggling
Favorite school subject: Language arts
Favorite athlete: Wayde van Niekerk, 400-meter world record holder
Favorite team: Boston Celtics
Favorite Olympic sport: Track
Something in the world I’d like to change: Taxes when I go work
Favorite sports moment: When LeBron won the first championship for Cleveland
Favorite junk food: Mamba candy
Best thing about track: It’s an individual sport, but the team always has your back no matter what
In 10 years, I hope to be … a professional runner running against all the people I look up to right now
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