Grade: Entering junior year
Age: 16
Sports: Track and field
Claim to fame/honors: Ran on 4x400 relay team that won Hershey Nationals USA Track and Field last summer with Dayton Wolverines Track Club; qualified for AAU Nationals in Houston this summer in 200 and 4x400 relay; won city and district high school championships in the 200 the past two years; won indoor state championship in 4x400 relay last winter.
Bet you didn’t know … I can draw
Words you live by: Mind over matter
Toughest opponent: Myself because I always push myself
Biggest influence: My summer track coach Keith Ways
Meet-day rituals: Listen to music and get my mind right
What’s on your bedroom walls: My track medals and plaques
When I’m bored I like to … sleep
Favorite movie: Titanic
Person who would play you in a movie: Allyson Felix
Favorite TV show: K.C. Under Cover
Favorite musical artist: Drake
I can’t live without: My grandma and track and field
I can live without: Junk food
Favorite book: Diary of Anne Frank
Favorite home-cooked meal: Streak, potato and salad
Favorite restaurant: Carrabba’s
Favorite smell: Indoor track facilities
Favorite cereal: Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Dick’s Sporting Goods
Vegetable you won’t eat: Peas
I’d love to trade places for a day with … Allyson Felix
Whose mind would you like to read? Donald Trump
Place where you’d love to travel? Toronto
Talent you’d like to have? Dancing
Favorite school subject: Geometry
Favorite athlete: Allyson Felix
Favorite team: University of Houston
Favorite Olympic sport: Track
Something in the world I’d like to change: Homelessness
Favorite sports moment: When I found out I won MVP of the Bellaire Classic this year
Favorite junk food: Flamin’ Hot Cheetos
Best thing about track: Everything
In 10 years, I hope to be … coaching at a university
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