Birdie Hutton, Shining Mtn. Waldorf
Height: 5-foot-10.
Weight: 125 pounds.
Age: 18.
Born: Feb. 24, 1994, in Belmont, Calif.
High school sports: Track and field (2011 Class 1A in 1,600 and 3,200 meters) and cross crountry (2011 2A third-place finisher).
Grade-point average: 4.2.
Class: Senior.
My favorite subject: I like all of them.
My favorite teams: Shining Mountain’s and Princeton’s cross country and track teams.
What I listen to: Friends’ music and Coldplay.
Best thing on my training table: Pasta.
Premeet ritual: I’m superstitious of negativity, and I have to have my spikes in my shoes the day before the race. It can’t be the same day.
Time-management tip: It’s hard work. You have to have balance.
Planned career: Considering pre-med and Spanish; will attend Princeton.
My family: Parents Joe and Robert, sisters Elizabeth and Virginia.
I would love to visit: New Zealand.
What high school sports mean to me: I really like the family environment that comes with the team and the ability to push yourself against the people you get to know over those four years.
