Q: What is your favorite childhood memory?
A: My favorite childhood memory was going to Surf City for vacation with my family. My family and I stayed in the ocean all day every day, and there were these huge waves we would dive into.
Q: Who do you look up to the most?
A: I would say my mom, she is such an amazing and independent woman, who I aspire to be like. She is beautiful inside and out. She always encourages me and pushes me to be the best person I can be.
Q: What do you want to do in your future?
A: I want to be able to travel the world in the future. I also want to continue running and potentially participate in triathlons.
Q: What college do you want to go to?
A: Right now, I’m deciding between Thomas More University and Ohio Christian University.
Q: What are your hobbies?
A: My hobbies are reading, running, hiking, going to the gym, and riding ATVs.
Q: What is your dream job?
A: My dream job is a Marine Biologist, specifically focusing on sharks. I want to advocate for them and teach people that they aren’t all dangerous and scary.
Q: What would be the top 5 things on your bucket list?
A: Skydiving, bungee jumping, scuba diving, visit every continent, and visit all national parks in the U.S.
Q: What is your dream vacation?
A: I would love to go to Bora Bora and scuba dive there, the water is super clear and the marine life is so cool.
Q: If you were a cookie, what cookie would you be?
A: I would probably be a Snickerdoodle cookie.
Q: What three things can you not live without?
A: I can’t live without my Bible, my books, and my car.
Q: What is your proudest accomplishment?
A: My second to last cross-country race. I pr’d by 95 seconds and ran a 20:14, and my team and I qualified for Regionals.
Q: What is your favorite class this year?
A: My favorite class is AP Human Geography, it has pushed me to work hard and taught me good study habits, while still being interesting.
Q: Who has been your biggest support system in your life?
A: My biggest support system is my youth group at church, everyone is always there for me and they always fill me with joy.
Q: What’s one thing most people don’t know about you?
A: One thing most people don’t know about me is that I like both gold and silver jewelry.
Q: What three words describe you best?
A: Energetic, determined, and understanding.
Q: What song can you listen to on repeat?
A: A song I can listen to all the time is “Goodbye Yesterday” by Elevation Rhythm.
Q: If you could switch lives with anyone for a day, who would it be?
A: I’d switch with Parker Valby, she is such an amazing runner and someone I look up to a lot.
Q: What is your biggest hope/dream?
A: My biggest hope is that I live a fulfilling, Christ-filled life.
Q: What is the biggest adventure you’ve ever had?
A: This one time I went hiking with my best friends while it was pouring rain which we hadn’t prepared for at all, alongside the whole trail was a really deep creek and we were already soaked from the rain so we just decided to take our shoes off and go through the creek which was a few miles long. We were swimming with snakes and had to climb over fallen trees. My friend’s phone fell in the water and stopped working.
Q: What is the best piece of advice you’ve received?
A: The best piece of advice I’ve ever received was “If it is God’s will, it will all work out, trust in His plan for your life”.
Q: What would be your MLB Walkout song?
A: My MLB walkout song would be “500 lbs” by Lil Tecca.
Q: What was your favorite memory at Lakota East?
A: Spending every day with my team on the track, pushing each other to keep growing.
Q: How has high school changed you as a person?
A: I think I have grown a lot throughout high school, it has helped me find people to surround myself with that bring out the best in me.
Q: What advice do you have for incoming high schoolers?
A: I would say to prioritize school while still balancing everything else by managing your time.
Q: What would you like people to remember you by?
A: I want people to remember me as kind.
