1. You’ve done a lot of sports, how did you end up choosing running?
I still do play soccer in the fall and spring seasons and at first chose to start to do track to stay on shape during the off season. After one season I started to enjoy the sport and wanted to continue and work harder to get even better.
2.What’s your advice to younger runners coming up?
I would tell them to never give up when things start to get hard and it should make them work even harder to get to the goal that they are striving for. I believe if you work hard anything can be possible.
3. What’s the best running advice you have ever been given?
The best advise I have ever been given is that I should always enjoy myself because if I don't then it's not worth doing.
4.Do you have a pre-race plan that helps you to achieve your best race?
I don't really have a pre-race plan except that I also have the mind set that I will go into every race striving to do the best that I can and that will be good enough for me if I achieve that at the end if the race that's I know that I have done everything I could have done in that race.
5. You run the 800 in indoor track. Is that your favorite distance?
I actually had run a 1000 meter race all during indoor season and started to enjoy running that distance yet I also really did enjoy running the 800 meter again at nationals being one of my favorite distances.
6.Favorite running gear or accessory?
My favorite running gear would be running sneakers because they are what I depend on and bring everywhere with me.
7. Favorite music to get you running?
I actually don't like running with music.
8. Who's your biggest inspiration?
My biggest inspiration would be my sister Sam since she had been the one to first get me started with my running career and I wouldn't be having this much success without her. She has actually has taught me how to not to hate to run as much as I used to and has made it enjoyable to go train. Her hard work and dedication to running inspires me everyday to work even harder and to never give up.
9. What’s one of your best running memories?
One of my best running memories would have to be when the 4 x 800 had smashed the school record at state open by 7 seconds. It was a great feeling to accomplish this with such amazing team mates.
10. Your future…Any big running plans or hopes?
My running career for the future is to continue to run indoor and outdoor track throughout my high school career. Although I do plan on playing soccer when I go to college but I may consider running college as well after how successful my past season had been for me.