Kelli VanTassel, Green Mountain
Height: 5-foot-9.
Weight: 150 pounds.
Age: 18. Born: Sept. 29, 1995, in Wheat Ridge.
High school sport: Basketball (leads the Class 4A Rams with averages of 15.4 points and 8.4 rebounds).
Grade-point average: 4.5.
Class: Senior.
My favorite subject: Chemistry.
My favorite athlete: Maya Moore.
My favorite teams: North Carolina men’s and women’s basketball.
What I listen to: Mostly hip-hop.
The best thing on my training table: Pasta.
Planned career: Kinesiology or bio-mechanics.
My family: Parents Mary Kaye and Derek, brother Trevor.
I would love to visit: The Caribbean.
Are high school sports necessary? Yes. You learn life lessons and skills and make a lot of friends through teammates. And it’s fun to play in front of kids that go to your school.
