I’m inspired by Bradley Knowell because he makes great music that gets me hype.  Something most people don’t know about me is I love rock music, and I play the guitar.  Five years from now I see myself hopefully getting a job in a clinic doing X-rays.  I want to thank my parents and my aunt for supporting me through my club and school volleyball career.

“To walk around with an ego is a bad thing to have confidence in yourself is a great thing.” – Fred Durst

Advice I would give to younger players is “Be loud and don’t be afraid to ask your coach questions.”

My mom is the person that inspires me the most, she’s the strongest person I know and has always showed up for me no matter what and has always been my biggest supporter.  Something most people don’t know about me is that I am the youngest of 4, and I’ve lived in Washington my whole life.  In five years, I see myself graduated from college working in the ICU to become a nursing anesthesiologist.  The person I want to thank most for supporting me throughout volleyball is C

oach Duane, he’s always believed in me and has never doubted me.  Over the years he’s supported me tremendously.

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot

Advice I would give to younger players is “Don’t wish the time away, the late practices, early mornings, the conditioning, you’re going to miss it someday and before you know it you’ll be thinking the same thing.”

My mom inspires me because she makes time for all 4 of her kids and takes in everyone else’s when they need something.  My mom figures things out financially even though club sports are expensive.  She commits to her job and pushes me to do the same with everything I do.  She takes time away from work to be with me on every trip, and that means a lot because some parents can’t/won’t do that.  Something most people don’t know about me is that any time someone is sad or happy, my whole mood adjusts to them and I feel that emotion with them. As a player, that makes or breaks my ability to give energy on the court.  Five years from now, I’ll be done with my bachelor’s in biology and hopefully accepted into a physician’s assistant program.  I see myself beginning a hospital job in pediatric care to get my foot into the door.  I person I want to thank most for supporting me through volleyball is my mom!

1 Corinthians 13: “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”

Advice I would give to younger players is “Dwelling on the mistake you just made that cost a point, is not going to change the fact the point is gone. Whether you make up for it in the next play and shake it off will change the outcome of the game.  Always be the teammate who checks on others.”