Grade: Senior
Age: 17
Sports: Cross-country, track, swimming
Claim to fame/honors: Clayton resident is four-year varsity letter winner in cross-country and track; won coaches award last year in cross-country; placed eighth at Fairmont Firebird Invitational; swims 200 IM and 100 free and 50 breast
Bet you didn’t know … I play the ukulele
Words I live by: I have a bracelet that says “argue your limitations.”
Toughest opponent: Tipp City, Brookville and Carroll are some of the tough opponents we have
Biggest influence: Muhammad Ali was definitely a great role model; I have a poster of him that says: “Champions are made from something they have deep inside them: a desire, a dream, a vision.”
Meet-day rituals: As a team we always sing Wade in the Water
When I’m bored I like to … play my ukulele, play video games or go run
Favorite movie: Goldfinger
Person who would play me in a movie: Matt Damon
Favorite TV show: The Office
Favorite musical artist: Jack Johnson
I can’t live without: Chocolate milk
I can live without: Regular milk
Favorite book: Life of Pi
Favorite home-cooked meal: Tortellini
Favorite restaurant: Chipotle
Favorite smell: Pine tree
Favorite cereal: Cheerios
Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Target
Vegetable you won’t eat: Brussels sprouts
I’d love to trade places for a day with … Bill Gates
Whose mind would you like to read? Albert Einstein
Place where you’d love to travel? South America — Brazil or Argentina
Talent you’d like to have? I wish I could play the piano
Favorite school subject: Definitely science, anatomy to be more specific
Favorite athlete: Galen Rupp, who won the bronze medal in the marathon at the Olympics
Favorite team: Ohio State Buckeyes
Favorite Olympic sport: Marathon
Something in the world I’d like to change: Violence in the world
Favorite sports moment: Sophomore year at league meet I won second-team GCL.
Favorite junk food: Funyuns
Best thing about cross-country: Definitely the team; the guys are really friendly and outgoing; it’s just a joy to be a member of that team
In 10 years, I hope to … have done something great, in a successful career and having done well for myself
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