Grade: 12
Age: 17
Sports: Volleyball
Claim to fame/honors: Team Captain, Association Sportsmanship Award winner; National Honor Society, Student Council and volleyball awards
Words you live by: "The things that make me different are the things that make me." - Winnie the Pooh
Toughest opponent: Kenton Ridge
Biggest influence: My family and my coach
Game-day rituals: Listening to music and dancing to the cotton eye joe with the varsity team
What's on your bedroom walls: Purple sparkles, friends and family pictures, ribbons and trophies from my 4-H projects
When I'm bored I like to … Hang out with my friends and be with my animals on the farm
Favorite movie: Flicka
Favorite TV show: NCIS
Favorite musical artist: Thomas Rhett and Dan + Shay
Favorite book: Winnie the Pooh
Favorite home-cooked meal: Homemade chicken and dumplings
Favorite restaurant: BJ's Brewhouse
Place where you'd love to travel: Africa
Talent you'd like to have: To be able to sing
Favorite school subject: Math and Science
Favorite team: Steelers
Something in the world I'd like to change: To be no more violence and everyone treated equal
Favorite sports moment: Wining first place in a tournament in club volleyball
Favorite junk food: Reese's cups
Best thing about your favorite sport: Volleyball is not an individual sport; you play with your teammates and grow a close bond with everyone on the team. Having a coach that loves the sport as much as you do helps inspire me to be a better player.
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