UD Basketball Camp 2017

 Crazy hair day

 Crazy outfit day

 Making a basket

 Getting my basketball and award

 With Emma Knisley

With UD head coach Shauna Green.

Father's day 2017

 Dad finished building us a show rack

We got dad an ice cream cake

 I can now raid mom's closet for PJs

 My new pre-teen room.

With my new desk!

2017 USATF Ohio Junior Olympic Championships

Sort of ready to compete. I was having really bad stomach cramps.

I only cleared 2'5" in high jump because my side hurt so bad that I had to pull out. I somehow still pulled off a bronze. I went to the medic, drank a ton of water, took a nap, and then I felt good enough to compete in my other two events.

Yes, that is my javelin in between the trees. I set a PR of 58'8.25" which ranks me 36th in the country for this year.

Getting the gold medal from the USATF official who also happens to be one of my coaches, Coach James Perry. The silver went to someone who threw 43'.

 I am a Junior Olympics Gold Medalist and the Ohio Champion in javelin!

 On to shot put. I'm throwing, but you can barely see me.

 I threw 16'11.25" to win my second gold. 2nd place threw 16'6". I am ranked 60th in the country in shot put.

I won 2 gold medals and a bronze & now have the state championship in both javelin and shot put. I also broke my team's record in javelin! Mom finds it amazing, because less than 2 months ago, I didn't even know what a javelin was.

 I got 2 of these golds.

 And a bronze.

I even made the front page of the local paper and got equal billing to the USAF Thunderbirds!

Random June 2017 Fun

 Troy Strawberry Festival

 Shooting at the Vandalia Butler Lady Aviator's Basketball Camp. I won the Hot Shot award and Camper of the Day!

 I'm 4th from the left in the front row.

 I'm in the middle talking to Coach Olivia (who is also my babysitter) 

 I started a Sports Writing Club with Jake and Charlie. 

 Laura's Graduation Party.

Playing on Laura's phone

Indiana USATF Northside Classic

 Ready for my first out of state competition.

Getting ready for long jump. In the red jacket is my teammate Kaylee and in all red is my coach James Perry.

 With Coach Perry getting ready for shot put.

 Getting shot put directions.

 My worst throw of the year at only 15'3", but I still got the bronze.

I went into long jump seeded in 11th place. I jumped a PR of 9'5" and won the bronze! I'm not sure who was the most shocked: me, mom & dad, or my coaches.

Really proud of my PR!

My silver medal PR 51'11" javelin throw which ranks me 1st in the state of Ohio, 2nd in the Midwest Region, and 43rd in the entire US!

The girl who got the gold has been throwing for 4 years and is ranked 7th in the country. I've been throwing a month. I'll get her next year!

A two-time triple medalist!

Northwest Classic

 My first AAU/USATF Track and Field Meet

I got a foul on my first jump, but I pulled off 2.66m (8'8.75") which won me a bronze medal!

 I was exhausted by the time I got to shot put because it was 7 hours into the meet.

 The national qualifying standard was 5.2m.

I had an off day, and threw 4.48, 4.66, and 5.24m (17'2.25") which was still enough to qualify me for the USA Track & Field National Youth Championships and earn me a silver medal!

 Shot Put results

 The national qualifying standard in javelin is 14.1m. I threw 11.56, 14.27, and 14.82 (48'7.5"). By the way, I didn't even know what a javelin was a month ago, and yes, I more than doubled most of the other girl's throws. 

 To top it off, I got chosen as the coach's female athlete of the week for winning medals in all three events and qualifying for nationals in two of them. I was the only 9-10 female athlete on the team to qualify for nationals!

 With my shot put, javelin, & medals

Mom & Dad are ridiculously proud