“Growing up, I always went to summer camp that my mom and her friends started in New Jersey. Currently, I am a camp counselor, but I used to be a camper. There, I rock-climbed and swam. I only missed the summers during the pandemic or for luge. It always falls on my birthday, so I have a lot of good memories there.
“When I was ten, I saw an advertisement on Facebook for luge. I thought the sport was interesting, so I went to a track at Mt. Van Hoevenberg and tried it out. And I stuck with it since then.
“I don’t have a particular pre-game ritual. Since training is always on the same day as racing, I do everything as usual. I try not to get in my head with racing. Just trying to be calm and keeping it cool.
“Out of all the places I have traveled to for luge, Austria was the best. It was unbelievably beautiful there.
“I’ve also been dancing since I was five at the Dance Sanctuary in Saranac Lake. My favorite style is contemporary.
“I really love the art room on campus. It is a place where I can stay calm and hang out. I took an art class in 9th grade, and I hadn’t taken one until this year, so I found myself falling in love with the art room again. When I graduate, I will miss it a lot, and the lunch conversations I have with my friends.
“After graduation, I am going to take a gap year to focus on luge. Then, I will do online college classes because it is hard to go to college in person while having to train.
“After spending four years at Northwood, I think I have grown a lot. While I am still a closed-off person, I think I have been putting myself out there more. Last week, I ran the school meeting, and I thought I would never do that in my entire life.”
As told to Jenny Tran ’25. Photo by Mr. Michael Aldridge.
