Grade: Junior
Sports: Track, cross-country
Claim to fame/honors: In cross-country, two-time Division II individual state qualifier, All-Ohio honors with 16th place finish, team state runner-up (2015) and third-place finish (2016); in track, two-time 4x800 state qualifier, 3,200 meter district champion, regional runner-up, 13th at state, 1,600 meter district champion, 4x800 district and regional champion, 10th at state; Academic All-Ohio in both sports
Bet you didn’t know … I go skiing in Colorado every winter
Words you live by: If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it
Toughest opponent: Troy High School
Biggest influence: My older brother, Michael
Meet-day rituals: Egg and cheese bagel sandwich for breakfast
What’s on your bedroom walls? Race bibs and stickers, and a couple stuffed animals
When I’m bored I like to … scroll through Pinterest
Favorite movie: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Person who would play you in a movie: Julianne Hough
Favorite TV show: Friends
Favorite musical artist: Taylor Swift
I can’t live without: Chocolate milk
I can live without: Pop
Event you’d like to attend: Olympics
Favorite book: An Abundance of Katherines
Favorite home-cooked meal: Chicken cheese puffs
Favorite restaurant: The Cheesecake Factory
Favorite smell: Warm brownies
Favorite cereal: Frosted Mini-Wheats
Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Nike
Vegetable you won’t eat: Brussels sprouts
I’d love to trade places for a day with … Joanna Gaines
Whose mind would you like to read? My dog
Place where you’d love to travel? Hawaii
Talent you’d like to have? Singing
Favorite school subject: History
Favorite athlete: Laurie Hernandez
Favorite team: U.S. women’s national soccer team
Favorite Olympic sport: Gymnastics
Something in the world I’d like to change: Cleaner drinking water
Favorite sports moment: My team getting second at state my freshman year
Favorite junk food: Ice cream
Best thing about track: The distance crew
In 10 years, I hope to be … graduated from college and working on my career as an interior designer
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