Height: 5-feet-7.
Weight: 125 pounds.
Age: 17. Born Jan. 19, 1990, in Fort Collins.
High school sport: Swimming (freestyler, has top Class 4A time over 50 yards; qualified for state in all events; member of defending Colorado champion medley relay).
Grade-point average: 3.6.
Class: Junior.
My favorite subject: Math. I’ve always liked dealing with numbers.
My favorite athlete: Michael Phelps. He’s just an amazing swimmer and fun to watch, and he makes it easy for me to follow.
My favorite team: No favorite team, but I like watching football.
What I listen to: A complete mixture of every type of music.
The best thing on my training table: Lots of breakfast stuff and meat.
Premeet ritual: I just go swim and have as much fun as I can.
Time management tip: I try to keep a routine, give myself a couple extra minutes every day to make sure I have everything done.
Planned career: Considering education or accounting; would like to stay kind of close to home and be on a college swimming team.
My family: Parents Sam Hewson and Suzanne Jurgens; sisters Lauren (my twin) and Kate Hewson; stepbrothers Hunter and Trapper Sutterfield.
What I like most about high school sports: I like the competitiveness. It’s high energy and you get to be with friends
What I like least about high school sports: I like it all.
Preps
Each week, The Denver Post, The Denver Athletic Club and 9News honor male and female student-athletes. At the end of the school year, 10 finalists will be honored at The DAC’s annual athlete of the year banquet, to be held in early June.
