Q: How did you come to be at Penn State?
A: Teri Jordan. I was actually just in San Diego, training out there. And I wanted to go back to school, and Teri happened to come along at the right time, told me a couple things about Penn State and how great of a campus it was. So I just came here last year in December, visited the campus and just liked it. I was always a fan of Penn State football.
Q: How does wheelchair basketball compare to your experience in track and field?
A: I'm just a competitor at heart, so anything I can compete at and have fun at the same time, I'm all about doing it. Of course, you get to meet new people here. I've met a lot of new people over the weeks, just coming every week.
Q: Are you still training for track and field?
A: I moved up to 400 and 800. I was 1, 2 and 4 in the past, but this year I moved up.
Q: How is Teri as a coach?
A: It's a different experience. It's my first time having a female coach, for one thing. Having somebody of her expertise is definitely a good thing, but it's definitely a learning experience having somebody come from her background of distance runners and long-distance runners to a middle-distance runner.
Q: Did Teri recruit you here?
A: She always, just over the years, mentioned coming to Penn State. In the beginning, I was like, "Nah, I'm not going to go to Penn State. It's too cold up there, blah blah blah." The moment arose where I needed to make a change in my life, go back to school.
Q: What are you studying here?
A: Undergrad. Recreational therapy ... One of my friends actually graduated from Penn State with the same degree, and I just liked the way his career is right now.
Q: What's your vision like?
A: Basically what you see at 20 feet away looks like it's 200 feet away for me.
Q: How do your contacts help?
A: Basically, my contacts just clear things up for me. Really doesn't increase my acuity.
Q: What's your best time in the 400?
A: I ran a 48.9 split.
Q: How'd you get involved in track and field originally?
A: Eighth grade, I guess -- middle school. I was always involved in sports, football, basketball. Track just happened to be one of those things I was best at.
