I started playing lacrosse when I was 6 and have always dreamed of playing lacrosse in college. I would like to study nursing in college and would like to attend an east coast school. In 2013, I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease and lost almost 20 pounds. I faced life-saving surgery that gave me a new chance at life. I made a promise then to not let my diagnosis define my life. I have come to manage it (4 years in remission), which has given me focus on the lacrosse field and in the classroom. With my set-back, I have had to work twice as hard to catch up physically and grow as an athlete. Since then, I have grown about 11 inches and have just about doubled my weight. I continue to work on my strength and agility to get me to where I know I need to be to compete at the college level. I do off-season endurance and agility training with my high school team, and have also begun strength training at a local gym.
I continue to work on my lacrosse skills throughout the year. I play attack and love scoring with both hands! I played up a grade (on a blended graduation year team) during the 2015 and 2016 summer lacrosse tournament seasons with Tri-State for some tournaments. I am a 4 year Varsity player for Council Rock North HS, including as a Freshman when we made it to playoffs. I also played Varsity lacrosse for CRNHS indoor all years. I was voted MIP in as a junior and voted Captain for my senior year.
I take honors and advanced classes, and have taken the SATs. I played on the JV field hockey team at my high school in the Fall, 2015-2017. I also played in winter field hockey in 2015-16. I participated in Ski Club in 2016-2018. I babysit for several families in my community. I volunteer extensively through my school, my church, and within my community. I like to travel, and went to Austria and hosted a student during the Summer of 2015 as part of an exchange program. I went to Japan in Spring, 2018 with my art class. I was a certified youth lacrosse referee and youth field hockey coach for 3 years.