Height: “5’5”
December Weight: “138-140”
Race Weight: “130”
Birthdate: “May 19, 1990”
Childhood Heroes: “Dominique Moceanu who was one of the members of the “Magnificent Seven” US women’s gymnastics team of 1996”
Hobbies and Interests: “Hiking, camping, adventuring, traveling”
Favorite Movies: My first favorite movie was “Now and Then” followed by “Clueless” and “10 Things I Hate About You”
Musical Tastes: “All depends on my mood but I love anything from Country to Andrew WK.”
Favorite TV Shows: “House, MD”, “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”, “American Horror Stories”and “Stranger Things”
Favorite Meal: “My Favorite meal is Thanksgiving dinner- “stuffing” is by far my favorite food.”
Favorite Breakfast Cereal: Honey Nut Cheerios
Favorite Pre-Race Meal: “Maple and Brown Sugar Oatmeal with peanut butter and blueberries.”
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: “Cookie Dough Ice Cream”
Childhood Dream: “To be an Olympic gymnast.”
First Car: “1993 Ford Taurus Wagon- he was red and we called him “Clifford the big red wagon”
First Job: “I worked at Mountain Creek Resort in the rentals department during the winter”
Favorite Vacation Spot: “The Uintas, Tiger Mountain State Park in Issaquah, Washington, Moab, Zion National Park”
Pre-Race Feeling: “Sometimes nervous and sometimes jittery”
Early Racing Memory: “Hop Brook MTB Race- Root 66 series in 2013- I was specifically told not to go for the “hole shot”. I knew I needed to be the first one into the woods before the climb because there was a tricky log in the middle. The whistle blew and I got the “hole shot” and was first up the climb. I ended up having an amazing race and stayed in the lead the whole time. After that race I made the decision to move up to Cat 1.”
Funny Racing Memory: “I was racing the Rattling Creek 25 mile Mountain bike race in PA. It was towards the end of the race and there was a technical section that had guys giving hand ups of beer. I was able to ride the section while drinking a beer and it felt amazing but 2 miles down the trail I started cramping up and cramped so bad in one section that I couldn’t unclip from my bike and I just tipped over. At the time it was not funny but looking back I laugh.”
Greatest Racing Moment: “Winning 2013 SOS MTN Bike Challenge at Stewart State Forest. The whole race I was battling with second place. It was pouring and near the end of the race my chain popped off and the girl in second passed me. I quickly put my chain back on and tried with everything I had left to catch her. I caught up to her and passed her winning by only a couple seconds. It was the best feeling ever.”
Most Painful Moment In Life: “Losing my childhood dog.”
Worst Injury from Racing: “I was racing at Kittatinny in 2014 and I had just came through the feed zone for my 2nd lap. I had one hand on the handle bars and was putting my new water bottle in my bottle cage. They warned us at the beginning of the race to NOT go far left because there were holes. In the heat of the moment I was not thinking and was cranking away on my bike. All of a sudden I hit one of the holes and went flying 15 feet. I tacoed my front wheel and banged my leg and knee up. I had to DNF the race.”
Closest Racing Friends: “My girl @thatslavintho”
Funniest Racer: “I am honestly not sure.”
Favorite Race: “Singlespeed-a-palooza”
Embarrassing Racing Memory: “I would have to say my worst injury from racing is also my most embarrassing racing memory.”
Toughest Competitors: “Myself.”
Favorite Athletes to Watch: “Redbull Rampage athletes.”
Qualities You Most Admire in People: “Their ability to laugh at themselves.”
What You Love Most About Riding Your Bicycle: “I love the challenge of trying to go faster up hill and downhill. I thought it would be easier to work on going faster downhill but once I started racing Enduro I was shocked how much harder it was.”
