Grade: Junior
Age: 17
Sports: Basketball, track
Claim to fame/honors: Small forward earned District 9 all-star honors last year in basketball; won district championship in long jump as a sophomore; earned first-team Greater Western Ohio Conference in long jump and special mention in 4x100 relay; competed in Junior Olympic Regionals last summer and placed third in heptathlon.
Bet you didn’t know … I’ve been running track since I was 8
Words you live by: Don’t live your life in fear
Toughest opponent: Tipp City in basketball
Biggest influence: My little brother Troy, because he’s always pushing me to do my best
Game-day rituals: I braid the first half of my hair into a ponytail; listen to music
What’s on your bedroom walls? Movie posters from the Pitch Perfect series; pictures of friends and family
When I’m bored I like to … watch Netflix or do art
Favorite movie: Pitch Perfect series
Person who would play you in a movie: Liza Koshy
Favorite TV show: One Tree Hill
Favorite musical artist: Chris Brown
I can’t live without: Music
I can live without: Ketchup
Event you’d like to attend: The Olympics
Favorite book: The Running Dream
Favorite home-cooked meal: Chicken and dumplings
Favorite restaurant: Fusion
Favorite smell: Something Christmasy or mint-like
Favorite cereal: Cap’n Crunch
Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Nike
Vegetable you won’t eat: Beets
I’d love to trade places for a day with … one of the Kardashians
Whose mind would you like to read? Any stranger
Place where you’d love to travel? Rio
Talent you’d like to have? Singing
Favorite school subject: Math
Favorite athlete: Russell Westbrook
Favorite team: Oklahoma City Thunder
Favorite Olympic sport: Track and field
Something in the world I’d like to change: People should be more accepting of others despite their differences
Favorite sports moment: Beating Trotwood in overtime last year in basketball and winning district in long jump
Favorite junk food: Cookies
Best thing about basketball: Teaches you a lot of lessons, how to work with a team and stepping up for leadership roles
In 10 years, I hope to be … finishing dental school and a mom
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