Grade: Sophomore
Age: 15
Sports: Basketball, volleyball, softball, track
Claim to fame/honors: First-team All-Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division; point guard led Greyhounds in scoring, assists and blocked shots; accounted for all 38 of team’s 3-point baskets; first-team all-league in softball as a freshman infielder; District 15 underclassman team both years; ran on 4x400 relay last year that reached regional meet; carries 4.33 grade-point average, tied for top in class academically
Bet you didn’t know … I was born on Friday the 13th
Words you live by: You can do all things through Christ
Toughest opponent: Definitely myself; I’m really hard on myself
Biggest influence: My sister, Lacey
Game-day rituals: I normally listen to music and pray; curl my hair
What’s on your bedroom walls: Pictures of my family and trophies
When I’m bored I like to … annoy my parents
Favorite movie: The Giver
Person who would play you in a movie: Jennifer Lawrence
Favorite TV show: Prison Break
Favorite musical artist: Charlie Puth
I can’t live without: Pizza
I can live without: Drama
Event you’d like to attend: Winter Olympics
Favorite book: Looking for Alaska
Favorite home-cooked meal: Spaghetti
Favorite restaurant: Chili’s
Favorite smell: Christmas ham
Favorite cereal: Lucky Charms
Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Dick’s Sporting Goods
Vegetable you won’t eat: Tomato
I’d love to trade places for a day with … Jennie Finch
Whose mind would you like to read? My boyfriend
Place where you’d love to travel? Florida
Talent you’d like to have? I wish I could dance
Favorite school subject: Math
Favorite athlete: Maya Moore
Favorite team: The Bengals
Favorite Olympic sport: Basketball
Something in the world I’d like to change: A lack of dedication
Favorite sports moment: A game-winning home run in select softball in front of the Ohio State coach last summer
Favorite junk food: Pizza
Best thing about basketball: The feeling you have after a game after leaving everything on the court
In 10 years, I hope to be … a biomedical engineer
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