Why did you choose to be a Division III student-athlete?
It allowed me to continue to play the sport that I love and to pursue my academic goal in the field of science.
You have a blank canvas, paint your perfect day. What does it look like?
My perfect day includes waking up early and going ot the beach or a lake all day. I would bring food and drinks, and set up to hang out and play in the water till sunset.
What extracurricular activities or service activities do you participate in?
My favorite service activity is my participation in Unified Sports and helping the disabled community. As a youth I played sports with kids with disabilities and as I grew older I began to work as a therapeutic rec helping aid kids with disabilities in schools and camps.
What’s your go-to warm-up song?
I have two. They are I’m Shipping up to Boston by Dropkick Murphys and Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.
What is something you enjoy doing that you never get tired of?
Playing pickleball or hanging out at a lake/beach all day. I never get tired of the water. Some of my greatest memories include jumping off logs in lakes, body surfing waves, or looking for seashells on the Oregon Coast.
If you weren’t playing your sport, what other sport would you want to try?
I would want to try ice hockey, I love the physicality on the football field, and it easily applies to hockey. Take into the speed and strategy of the game I believe I would love playing hockey.
What internships/research projects have you participated in?
I have researched and participated in a scientific research lab at my university studying Hao-Fountain Syndrome and Alzheimer's disease.
What’s a class outside of your major that you surprisingly liked?
One of my favorite classes was Good Books on Bad Wars, which discussed several different war books and analyzed them and the strategy of several wars from history.
What is something you enjoy doing when not in class or competing in your sport?
I love to ride my bike and read.
