Grade: Senior
Age: 17
Sport: Soccer
Claim to fame/honors: Named first-team All-Greater Western Ohio Conference; Scholar Athlete; three-year varsity player
Bet you didn’t know … I’m obsessed with frozen yogurt and salad
Words you live by: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. — Philippians 4:13
Toughest opponent: Loveland
Biggest influence: My sister, Emma; because ever since we were little I looked up to her as a role model and now that we’re older and more grown up I look to her for advice and guidance on just about anything.
Match-day rituals: I wear the same gray sports bra inside out and say a prayer before stepping on the field
What’s on your bedroom walls? Paintings and motivational quotes
When I’m bored I like to … Bake or paint
Favorite movie: The Lucky One
Person who would play you in a movie: Scarlett Johansson
Favorite TV show: Riverdale
Favorite musical artist: Macklemore
I can’t live without: My family
I can live without: Homework and blisters
Event you’d like to attend: The World Cup
Favorite book: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Favorite home-cooked meal: Shepherd’s Pie
Favorite restaurant: Kona Grill
Favorite smell: Freshly baked cookies
Favorite cereal: Cheerios
Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Target
Vegetable you won’t eat: Sugar snap peas
I’d love to trade places for a day with … Ellen DeGeneres
Whose mind would you like to read? My dog, Cody, a Maltipoo (Maltese and poodle mix)
Place where you’d love to travel? Paris
Talent you’d like to have? Singing
Favorite school subject: Marketing
Favorite athlete: Alex Morgan
Favorite team: US Women’s National Team
Favorite Olympic sport: Ice skating
Something in the world I’d like to change: The amount of homelessness and hunger
Favorite sports moment: Scoring a hat trick in our first game this year against Anderson
Favorite junk food: Oreos
Best thing about soccer: Being a part of a team
In 10 years, I hope to be … running a non-profit organization
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