Height: 5-feet-6.
Weight: 135 pounds.
Age: 18. Born: Sept. 23, 1990, in Longmont.
High school sports: Cross country (defending Class 3A champion); track and field (defending 3,200-meter champion and member of winning 4×800 relay team).
Grade-point average: 4.156.
Class: Senior.
My favorite subject: Calculus.
My favorite athlete: Ryan Hall, U.S. Olympic marathon runner.
My favorite team: Broncos.
What I listen to: Christian rock.
The best thing on my training table: Spaghetti, pizza.
Premeet ritual: I do the same warm-up and pray.
Time management tip: I try to get as much homework done at school as possible, focus on practice and get as much done there that I can. Then, hopefully, there’s not too much more homework to do at home.
Planned career: Civil engineering with maybe a minor in a language. I’d like to become a missionary.
My family: Parents Mark and Kim; brothers Paul, Isaac and John; sisters Melissa, Miriam, Sarah, Katie and Elizabeth.
I would love to visit: Tajikistan.
What I like most about high school sports: The team aspect and building up to improve throughout your career. You just get to know them.
What I like least about high school sports: The biggest thing is it’s hard for small schools to compete against the larger schools.
