Name: Lainee Stiver
School: Valley View High School
Sport: Cross Country
Class: 2019
Age: 17
Claim to fame: Won a contest in Sports Illustrated Kids magazine a few years ago
Bet you didn’t know: I have four hermit crabs
Toughest opponent/why: Oakwood, because they run with everything they’ve got
Favorite Book: The Giver
Favorite Movie: The Giver
Favorite TV Show: Blue Bloods
Favorite Musical Artist: Sabrina Carpenter
Favorite Pro Athlete / why: Misty Copeland, because I wish I could dance like her
Favorite Smell: Vanilla Lime
Favorite home cooked meal: Lasagna
Game day rituals: Nap on the bus, stay warm and stretch
Person who would play me in a movie / why: Natalie Portman, because we have similar personalities
Words you live by: The faster you run the sooner you’re done
Biggest influence / why: My parents, because they’ve taught me a lot
I am most annoyed by: Loud eaters
You can’t live without: A Sweatshirt
Most embarrassing moment: Busting out laughing at a really bad joke during choir practice
In 10 years, I’ll be: Living in an apartment producing films
Best thing about cross country: Being with my team every day and pushing myself to be better
Worst thing about cross country: Temperature extremes affecting my race
Vegetable I just won’t eat: Beets
Favorite junk food: Moose Tracks ice cream
Favorite school subject: Math
Last DVD or video game I bought: Just Dance 2017
Person whose brain you’d like to pick: Denny Shepherd
Love to trade places for a day with: A small behind the scenes job on a movie set, just to watch!
When I’m bored, I like to: Draw
Worst habit: Eating junk food
On your bedroom walls: All kinds of things I’ve made or painted
Talent I’d most like to have: Musical talent, especially with the violin