Events competing in at state: 500 free, 200 individual medley
If you're a senior, your plans for next year: Attend college
Previous state experience: Last year
Age you started swimming: 5
Favorite food on day of meet: Panera
Place I would most like to go on vacation: Beach
If you were a lifeguard, who would you most like to save: KK
My biggest fear: Drowning
The farthest I've swam in one day: 8,000 yards
Funniest memory from the season: When we got rooms close together
I wish I could...: Fly
Favorite restaurant: Panera
Favorite fruit: Pineapple
Favorite subject in school: History
Favorite TV show: Modern Family
Any superstitions before a race or on race day: Always double check what I'm swimming
The most influential person in my life: Mom
Events competing in at state: 200 free relay
Previous state experience: None
Age you started swimming: 4-years-old
Something about you most people don't know: I am 11 years older than my brother
Place I would most like to go on vacation: Sydney, Australia
If you were a lifeguard, who would you most like to save: Beyonce!!!
My biggest fear: Drowning!
The farthest I've swam in one day: 6,000 yards
Funniest memory from the season: When we missed the 200 free relay at Mizzou and swam it after the meet by ourselves
I wish I could...: Have a photographic memory
Favorite restaurant: Panera
Favorite fruit: Apple
Favorite subject in school: Biology
Favorite TV show: NCIS
Any superstitions before a race or on race day: I always go to the block really early
My dream job: ER nurse
The most influential person in my life: My mom
Events competing in at state: 200 free relay
Previous state experience: None
Age you started swimming: 4
Something about you most people don't know: I met Raven Symone
Favorite food on day of meet: Chocolate milk
Place I would most like to go on vacation: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
If you were a lifeguard, who would you most like to save: Brendon Urie
My biggest fear: Tornadoes
The farthest I've swam in one day: 6,000 yards
Funniest memory from the season: When we took the whole team to Lambert's and the waiters kept playing pranks on us
I wish I could...: Travel the world
Favorite restaurant: Panera
Favorite fruit: Strawberries
Favorite subject in school: English
Favorite TV show: Bates Motel
Any superstitions before a race or on race day: I have my friend punch my legs
The most influential person in my life: My older brother
Events competing in at state: 50 free, 200 free relay
Previous state experience: None
Age you started swimming: 4-years-old
Something about you most people don't know: I have been to Roatan, Honduras, twice
Favorite food on day of meet: Nutella
Place I would most like to go on vacation: Hawaii
My biggest fear: Drowning -- getting trapped under water
The farthest I've swam in one day: 6,000 yards
Funniest memory from the season: Our team went to Poplar Bluff and climbed on the frog slide
I wish I could...: Walk on water
Favorite restaurant: Chick-fil-a
Favorite fruit: Strawberries
Favorite subject in school: English
Favorite TV show: Full House
Any superstitions before a race or on race day: I have to drink chocolate milk that morning
My dream job: Work at Sea World
Events competing in at state: 100 backstroke
If you're a senior, your plans for next year: My plan is to attend SEMO and live each day as it comes
Previous state experience: I've gone all four years
Age you started swimming: 5
Something about you most people don't know: I have a twin brother named Mitchell
Favorite food on day of meet: Apples
Place I would most like to go on vacation: New Zealand
If you were a lifeguard, who would you most like to save: The guy that took our pictures for this
My biggest fear: Is fear itself
The farthest I've swam in one day: 10,000 meters
Funniest memory from the season: Going to Adoration with Jacie, Angelica, Susan and Caroline before City of Roses
I wish I could...: Always have inner peace
Favorite restaurant: Anywhere that serves apples
Favorite fruit: Apples!
Favorite subject in school: College composition
Favorite TV show: I don't really like TV
Any superstitions before a race or on race day: Must have an apple
My dream job: Teaching
The most influential person in my life: Jesus and my little sister Chloe
Events competing in at state: 200 free, 100 fly
If you're a senior, your plans for next year: Attend Mizzou and major in Biology in pursuit of becoming an oral surgeon
Previous state experience: This is my first year
Age you started swimming: 4
Something about you most people don't know: I'm scared of armadillos
Favorite food on day of meet: Spaghetti
Place I would most like to go on vacation: A cruise to the Caribbean
If you were a lifeguard, who would you most like to save: Zac Efron
My biggest fear: Heights
The farthest I've swam in one day: 10,000 meters
Funniest memory from the season: When my teammate Emily got hit in the face with a roll at Lambert's after the Poplar Bluff meet
I wish I could...: Dance without looking like an idiot
Favorite restaurant: Texas Roadhouse
Favorite fruit: Oranges
Favorite subject in school: Any science, but especially anatomy
Favorite TV show: Gossip Girl and Family Feud
Any superstitions before a race or on race day: I always adjust my goggles about 5,000 times before I get on the block. Just to be safe.
My dream job: Owning my own dentist's office
The most influential person in my life: My mom
Events competing in at state: Diving
If you're a senior, your plans for next year: SEMO for general studies
Previous state experience: None
Age you started diving: 13
Something about you most people don't know: I'm a nationally-ranked gymnast
Favorite food on day of meet: Juice
Place I would most like to go on vacation: Colorado
If you were a lifeguard, who would you most like to save: Georgia Dabritz
My biggest fear: Not accomplishing my goals
Funniest memory from the season: When every swimmer false started other than one of ours
I wish I could...: Fly
Favorite restaurant: Muy Bueno
Favorite fruit: Strawberries
Favorite subject in school: Anatomy
Favorite TV show: The Following
My dream job: Pathologist
The most influential person in my life: Grandma
Events competing in at state: 50 free, 100 fly
If you're a senior, your plans for next year: College somewhere
Previous state experience: Last year -- first in 50 free and third in 100 fly
Age you started swimming: 9
Something about you most people don't know: Getting in the water is the hardest thing I do (mentally)
Favorite food on day of meet: Biscuits and gravy or waffles
Place I would most like to go on vacation: The ocean
If you were a lifeguard, who would you most like to save: Ryan Reynolds/Channing Tatum
My biggest fear: Clowns
The farthest I've swam in one day: eight miles
Funniest memory from the season: Waiting on the block for coach to say I could go
I wish I could...: Shape shift
Favorite restaurant: Lambert's
Favorite fruit: Pineapple
Favorite subject in school: AP Biology
Favorite TV show: Diesel Brothers
Any superstitions before a race or on race day: Praying before my race and clapping on the block
My dream job: Marine biologist
The most influential person in my life: Steve Franklin
Events competing in at state: 500 free, 200 free
Age you started swimming: 5
Something about you most people don't know: I've never broken a bone
Favorite food on day of meet: Granola bars
Place I would most like to go on vacation: Hawaii
If you were a lifeguard, who would you most like to save: Jared Padalecki
My biggest fear: Failure and spiders
The farthest I've swam in one day: 3 1/2 miles
Funniest memory from the season: When everyone, including me, false started at the Farmington meet except one of our other swimmers
I wish I could...: Be invisible at will
Favorite restaurant: Bella Italia
Favorite fruit: Cantaloupe
Favorite subject in school: Language arts
Favorite TV show: Supernatural
Any superstitions before a race or on race day: Right before a race I shake my arms and legs out
My dream job: Psychologist or veterinarian
The most influential person in my life: My parents and coaches
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