Grade: Senior
Age: 18
Sports: Cross country, track
Claim to fame/honors: State qualifier with 4x800 relay team in track; 4-year varsity for track and cross country; ran 1:59 for 800 relay split; 9:46 for 3200; 5000 meter 16:09; will run track and cross country at Xavier and will major in economics; carries 4.4 grade-point average; vice president of National Honor Society; president of Latin Club.
Bet you didn’t know … I’m color blind
Words you live by: We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit
Toughest opponent: Lucas Houk at Wayne
Biggest influence: My dad because he sets a great example of how I should love my family, love my church and love God
Meet-day rituals: Eat three eggs in the morning; always crack jokes with my teammate Adam Gunckel at the starting line
What’s on your bedroom walls: Running medals, race bibs, poster of Steve Prefontaine
When I’m bored I like to … read or play basketball
Favorite movie: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Person who would play you in a movie: Michael B. Jordan
Favorite TV show: White Collar
Favorite musical artist: Old Dominion
I can’t live without: My mom
I can live without: Vegetables
Event you’d like to attend: Summer Olympics
Favorite book: The Great Gatsby
Favorite home-cooked meal: Italian chicken, mashed potatoes, bread and corn
Favorite restaurant: Subway
Favorite smell: Strawberry
Favorite cereal: Cookie Crisps
Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Dick’s Sporting Goods
Vegetable you won’t eat: All of the above
I’d love to trade places for a day with … LeBron James
Whose mind would you like to read? My best friend, Michael Kreill
Place where you’d love to travel? Hawaii
Talent you’d like to have? Play the piano
Favorite school subject: Latin or economics
Favorite athlete: Tim Tebow
Favorite team: Ohio State football
Favorite Olympic sport: Track and field
Something in the world I’d like to change: Clean water
Favorite sports moment: Qualifying for state in the 4x800
Favorite junk food: Reese’s Cups
Best thing about cross country: You get out what you put in; there’s no excuses; it’s always all on you to be the best you can be
In 10 years, I hope to be … a successful lawyer
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