Grade: Senior
Age: 17
Sports: Water polo, basketball, baseball
Claim to fame/honors: Received first team All-Ohio senior year in water polo; honorable mention All-SWBL in baseball; senior class Student Council president; member of National Honor Society.
Bet you didn’t know … Brock is a nickname that my brothers gave to me when I was growing up, named after a character from Pokémon. It stuck and I have gone by it ever since.
Words you live by: If you ain’t first, you’re last.
Toughest opponent: Bellbrook
Biggest influence: My friend Peter Roll who has Down syndrome and who has inspired me to become the person I am today
Match-day rituals: Hang out with teammates and listen to music
What’s on your bedroom walls: Fatheads and signed jerseys of Celtics players
When I’m bored I like to … Hang out with my friends and beat them in video games
Favorite movie: Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Person who would play me in a movie: Chris Pratt
Favorite TV show: The Office
Favorite musical artist: Kanye West
I can’t live without: My friends and family
I can live without: Vegetables
Event I’d like to attend: World Series Game 7
Favorite book: Harry Potter Series
Favorite home-cooked meal: Pasta carbonara
Favorite restaurant: Dewey’s
Favorite smell: Homemade chocolate chip cookies
Favorite cereal: Fruity Pebbles
Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Nike Outlet
I’d love to trade places for a day with … Barack Obama
Whose mind would you like to read? My dog, Lucky
Place where you’d love to travel? Australia
Talent I’d like to have? Ability to play the guitar
Favorite school subject: Physics
Favorite athlete: Isaiah Thomas
Favorite team: Boston Celtics
Favorite Olympic sport: Swimming
Something in the world I’d like to change: College application process
Favorite sports moment: Upsetting Milford High School in the first round of the water polo state championship tournament 13-7 my junior year.
Favorite junk food: Brownies
Best thing about the sports you play: The bonds and friendships I have made with teammates and coaches throughout the seasons, and winning. Winning is always fun.
In 10 years, I hope to be … A dentist running my own private practice and starting a family of my own
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