Name: Kyah Patrick
School: Beavercreek
Sport: Wrestling
Class: 9th grade
Age: 14
Claim to fame: Sectional champ and state alternate as a freshman
Bet you didn’t know: I’ve been wrestling for six years
Toughest opponent/why? Lucas Byrd. He placed third in the state and is ranked fourth in the nation
Favorite book: To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite movie: Moonlight
Favorite TV show: Breaking Bad
Favorite musical artist/song? J-Cole/She’s Mine
Favorite pro athlete/why? Kyle Snyder. He won an Olympic wrestling gold medal at age 19
Favorite smell: Brand new pair of wrestling shoes
Favorite home-cooked meal: Mac and cheese and pulled pork
Game-day rituals: Warm up while listening to music
Person who would play me in a movie/why? Ryan Reynolds because we have similar personalities
Words you live by: Leave it all on the mat
Biggest influence/why? My father because he has shown me what it means to put in hard work
I am most annoyed by: People constantly talking to me
I can’t live without: Wrestling
Most embarrassing moment: Throwing up on the wrestling mat on my birthday
In 10 years, I’ll be: Lifting weights
Best thing about wrestling: The feeling of getting your hand raised
Worst thing about wrestling: Losing
Vegetable I just won’t eat: Green beans
Favorite junk food: Pizza
Favorite school subject: History
Last DVD or video game I bought: Battlefield 1
Person whose brain you’d like to pick: My dad
Love to trade places for a day with: LeBron James
When I’m bored, I like to: Hang out with friends
Worst habit: Eating too much
On your bedroom walls: Poster of Logan Steiber
Talent I’d most like to have: Ability to do acrobatics