Age: 18

Grade: 12th

Event: Spelling and Vocabulary

How long you’ve been competing: Three years

What’s the most challenging/nerve-wracking thing about your event: Waiting for the results. Studying has never been a problem, but once crunch moment hits ... it's definitely nerve-wracking.

First thing you’ll do when you win: Every year, even after UIL is finished, we'll just continue studying during lunch.

Past honors in the event: Our team has gone to regionals all three years.

Extracurricular activities/other UIL events: French Club and I've done Ready Writing and Headline Writing once.

College plans: I'm hoping to attend the Art Institute of Dallas

Birthplace: Brownwood

One thing your parents, a sibling or even a best friend might not know about you: I am sadly a very boring person with only a few similarly boring secrets.