Grade: Recent graduate
Age: 18
Sports: Track and field, volleyball
Claim to fame/honors: All-SWBL second-team and honorable mention in volleyball; ran on 4x100 SWBL champion and runner-up relays and runner-up 4x200 relays; 2014 and 2015 district team champion; two-time Oakwood sportsmanship award winner for track; 2015-16 Tri-Athlete award. Will attend Purdue University on Navy ROTC scholarship; co-founder of Interact Club at OHS; National Honor Society.
Bet you didn't know: I started throwing shot put as a senior and improved by 6.5 feet.
Words you live by: "If you can't outplay them, outwork them." (Ben Hogan)
Toughest opponent: Bellbrook track team
Biggest influence: Freshman year volleyball coach, Mark Lehman; track coach, Mark Stiver; and my dad
Meet-day rituals: Always eat salads
What's on your bedroom walls: Tons of pictures of my family and friends
When I'm bored I like to … do crafts, watch Netflix, and teach myself piano.
Favorite movie: Shawshank Redemption
Person who would play you in a movie: Shailene Woodley
Favorite TV show: One Tree Hill
Favorite musical artist: Chris Stapleton
Favorite book: To Kill a Mockingbird, Secret Life of Bees
Favorite home-cooked meal: Mac and Cheese
Favorite restaurant: First Watch
Store where you'd like a shopping spree: Charming Charlie
I'd love to trade places for a day with … Vin Diesel
Place where you'd love to travel? Greece
Talent you'd like to have? To sing
Favorite school subject: Biology
Favorite team: Cincinnati Bengals
Favorite sports moment: Gordon Hayward's tremendous last-second shot to almost upset Duke in the 2010 NCAA championship game.
Favorite junk food: Swedish fish
In 10 years, I hope to be … an officer in the U.S. Navy
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