Grade: Junior
Age: 17
Sports: Track, volleyball, cheerleading
Claim to fame/honors: Two-year varsity volleyball, second-varsity track; runs 800; 4x400, shuttle relays; personal best 2:27
Bet you didn’t know … I’m one of 11 kids
Words you live by: Never give up no matter what the predicament
Toughest opponent: I don’t think I have one; I just try to run my best
Biggest influence: My father
Meet-day rituals: I pray every day and listen to music to focus
What’s on your bedroom walls: Running medals
When I’m bored I like to … sleep
Favorite movie: James and the Giant Peach
Person who would play you in a movie: Kevin Hart
Favorite TV show: Walking Dead
Favorite musical artist: PnB Rock
I can’t live without: Food
I can live without: Television
Event you’d like to attend: The Olympics
Favorite home-cooked meal: Taco salad
Favorite restaurant: Applebee’s
Favorite smell: Peaches
Favorite cereal: Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Nike
Vegetable you won’t eat: Asparagus
I’d love to trade places for a day with … Kevin Hart
Whose mind would you like to read? Everybody, but mostly my mom
Place where you’d love to travel? California
Talent you’d like to have? Dancing
Favorite school subject: Math
Favorite athlete: LeBron James
Favorite team: Miami Heat
Favorite Olympic sport: Track
Something in the world I’d like to change: The violence around the world
Favorite sports moment: When I ran 2:27 at Lima
Favorite junk food: Hot fries
Best thing about track: Not focusing on your opponent, but focusing on your time
In 10 years, I hope to be … a dentist
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