Talking without thinking is shooting without aiming.

 While I was born in California and spent a few early years in Oklahoma, I consider myself a true Arkansan. I live with my parents, Chad and Sarah, but will move off to college soon.  I don't have any siblings but there's no shortage of commotion around our house.  I started my shooting career when I was 7 with a Daisy BB Gun after my dad saw a flyer for a local youth shooting team.  It wasn’t long before my involvement in shooting sports expanded to include many disciplines such as archery, shotgun, .22 smallbore rifle, muzzleloader, air rifle, air pistol, and .22 pistol.  I competed at the state and national level for years in hunting scenario formats as well as bulls-eye competitions.  It was through these matches that I discovered my true passion -and skill set- really belonged to rifle shooting.  In the Spring of 2021 after visiting a college rifle range, I set my sights on collegiate rifle shooting.  Thus began a whirlwind transition that summer from hunting and sporter-style shooting to the Olympic-style shooting in which I now compete.   

 Shooting takes up a good portion of my time- I seem to always be training for a match or traveling to a match when I am not working on my studies.  However, I also enjoy playing my guitar.  Learning to play it over the past couple of years has been a great way for me to relieve stress and wind down.  And of course, like any teenager, I really enjoy just spending time with my friends.  We drive back roads with the music cranked, laughing it up, or having the occasional problem-solving conversation, too.   

 I love the feeling of a fresh and hot summer day paired with a refreshing swim in the creek that flows behind our house. I also love the sound of the rain and thunder as I fall asleep, or sitting by the fire reading a good historical fiction novel.  It’s not surprising to find me watching a movie on a cold winter's day with my parents and our wonderful doggo, Rocky.  No doubt there will be a bowl of ice cream in my hands!