How I got started

I got a MTB as a HS graduation gift, and a college friend took me out to ride some local trails. I always got passed by people on the uphills in XC races and then killed them on the way down, so I took up gravity racing.

Goals for the Future

I am planning to race all of the Norba Nationals (DH, MX, and DS) as well as our regional series, the Mountain States Cup series.

I am also planning to volunteer to put on some descending clinics for women with the Singele Track Sistahs, here in Boulder, CO.

Music?

Trance/Techno Indie

Why do you compete?

I love the adrenaline rush too much to not! Also, the awesome friends that I have and get to see at all of the races.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Grow up? Uhh, I`m trying not to.

Do you like to travel? What's your best (clean) road trip story?

Who doesn`t? We drove 6 hours into a 20 hour trip and rolled our jeep on black ice in New Mexico. We got a ride back home and got another jeep and went on our merry way. We were on a 10 day climbing trip from Texas to Bishop, CA. While staying in the motel after we totaled the jeep, quite a bit of our gear was stolen, including all of one guy`s climbing gear. We didn`t even let this get us down. We hit up all of the climbing shops along the way to try to find some sales, and we climbed A LOT!

Schools Attended

Texas Tech Universtiy, BS chemical engineering Universtiy of Colorado, MS chemical engineering Universtiy of Colorado, working on PhD in Tissue Engineering

Being on the podium in my first three MX and DS races as a Pro so far this year!