Grade: Sophomore
Age: 15
Sports: Volleyball, track
Claim to fame/honors: First-team All-Southwestern Buckeye League and first-team All-District, in volleyball; Dixie’s Defensive Player of the Year; named Most Valuable Field Events in track last spring.
Bet you didn’t know … I am obsessed with shoes and athletic shorts
Words you live by: Why fit in when you were born to stand out
Toughest opponent: Waynesville
Biggest influence: My mom and dad
Match-day rituals: Listening to music to get pumped up
What’s on your bedroom walls? Pictures of my friends and family. Also inspirational sports quotes.
When I’m bored I like to … watch Netflix
Favorite movie: 8 Seconds
Person who would play you in a movie: Blake Lively
Favorite TV show: Full House
Favorite musical artists: Jamey Johnson, Russ
I can’t live without: Working out and volleyball
I can live without: Doing the dishes
Event you’d like to attend: The Olympics
Favorite book: The Longest Ride
Favorite home-cooked meal: Cheeseburger with bacon bits and a toasted bun. I also love Hamburger Helper.
Favorite restaurant: Olive Garden
Favorite smell: Salted carmel candle
Favorite cereal: Cheerios with sugar on them
Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Dick’s Sporting Goods
Vegetable you won’t eat: Kale
I’d love to trade places for a day with … an astronaut
Whose mind would you like to read? My dog Jolene
Place where you’d love to travel? New Mexico or anywhere warm with a body of water
Talent you’d like to have? Dancing
Favorite school subject: Biology
Favorite athlete: Kerri Walsh-Jennings
Favorite team: North Carolina
Favorite Olympic sport: Sand volleyball
Something in the world I’d like to change: All of the hatred and struggle that takes place
Favorite sports moment: During the Tri-Village game when my team and I had an amazing save and I came back and blocked their middle hitter to win the point
Favorite junk food: Oreos and milk
Best thing about volleyball: The relationship and bond that you create with your team and getting to meet and play with new people during club season
In 10 years, I hope to be … doing something in sports medicine and maybe even planning my own wedding!
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