Grade: Junior
Sport: Diving
Claim to fame/honors: Placed fourth at OHSAA state diving tournament, 30th at USA national diving championships
Bet you didn’t know: I’m really into drawing and architecture
Words you live by: Good things come to those who wait
Toughest opponent: Noah Vigran, Division II state champion from Indian Hill
Biggest influence: My dad, coaches, and teammates
Game-day rituals: Lucky socks and lots of food and water
What’s on your bedroom walls? Medals, an All-American clock and a signed picture of an Olympic diver, David Boudia
When I’m bored I like to: Watch YouTube videos
Favorite movie: Bench Warmers
Person who would play you in a movie: Dave Franco
Favorite TV show: Friends
Favorite musical artist: Panic! at the Disco
I can’t live without: Naps
I can live without: Cold weather
Event you’d like to attend: Olympic diving
Favorite book: The Great Gatsby
Favorite home-cooked meal: Chicken pot pie
Favorite restaurant: Carrabba’s
Favorite smell: A bonfire
Favorite cereal: Cocoa Pebbles
Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Wal-Mart
Vegetable you won’t eat: Radishes
I’d love to trade places for a day with … Ryan Williams (action sports star)
Whose mind would you like to read? Brendon Urie’s
Place where you’d love to travel: Paris
Talent you’d like to have: Singing
Favorite school subject: Physics
Favorite athlete: Jack Laugher, a British diver
Favorite team: Leeds
Favorite Olympic sport: Diving
Something in the world I’d like to change: Poverty rates
Favorite sports moment: Qualifying for semifinals at USA Nationals
Favorite junk food: Doritos
Best thing about diving: Traveling around the country
In 10 years, I hope to be … an architect
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