Age: 17

Grade: Senior

Event: Calculator Applications

How long you've been competing in UIL: 4 years

What's the most challenging/nerve-wracking thing about your event: Staying calm, because when you're typing in all those numbers, it's easy to think that you're doing it all wrong

First thing you'll do when you win: call my mom

Past honors in the event: 2nd Team District '06; 1st District '07; 1st Team District '07; 1st Regional '07; 2nd State '07; 2nd Team District '08; 2nd District '08; 1st Regional '08

Extracurricular activities/other UIL events: UIL Math, Literary Criticism, and Computer Science, Varsity Tennis and Varsity Girls Basketball Manager, Stu Co, NHS, FBLA, FCA, Science Club, Math Club, Yellow Ribbon Club, and others

College plans: Howard Payne University; Accounting or Math major

Birthplace: Fairbanks, Alaska

One thing your parents, a sibling or even a best friend might not know about you: My blonde streak is natural.