Sport: Cross-country
Class: 2020
Age: 15
Claim to fame: Running
Bet you didn’t know: I went to Peru with Team USA for the 10k racewalk
Toughest opponent/why: Myself because running is sometimes more of a mental challenge than a physical one
Favorite book: Running With the Buffaloes
Favorite movie: Avatar
Favorite TV show: Friends
Favorite musical artist/song: I can’t pick one, I like a lot of different music.
Favorite pro athlete/why: Emma Coburn because she’s a hard worker and believes in herself when no one else does
Favorite smell: Freshly baked cookies
Favorite home-cooked meal: My mom’s pasta
Game-day rituals: Wearing my lucky socks and ribbon for every race
Words you live by: Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard
Biggest influence: My older brother and my parents
I am most annoyed by: When I can’t find my phone
I can’t live without: My friends
Most embarrassing moment: When I was 8, stopping and getting a drink of water 200 meters before the end of the race
In 10 years, I’ll be: In medical school
Best thing about cross-country: Being able to go on long runs with my friends and pushing myself in races
Worst thing about cross-country: Running on days that are really cold
Vegetable I just won’t eat: None. I love vegetables
Favorite junk food: Chips
Favorite school subject: Science
Person whose brain you’d like to pick: Mark Wetmore
Love to trade places for a day with: Emma Coburn
When I’m bored, I like to: Draw
Worst habit: Getting distracted
On your bedroom walls: Posters and pictures of runners and quotes
Talent I’d most like to have: Hand-eye coordination
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