Filed on 1/14/02

Career Highlights

Why did you become interested in fitness?
I have been watching them on TV for years now and I would always joke around and say I’m going to do that, I’m going to be on TV some day. Then last Christmas when I was home for break he suggested that I try training for one and he would help me. My first one was the Milwaukee Regional and I had an absolute blast.

When did you first start working out?
I started taking my training seriously when I graduated from Central Michigan University May 2001. That’s when I decided I wanted to do fitness competitions. I had been lifting previously for Cheerleading, I cheered at CMU for 3 years (1998-2001), and I thought I knew it all until I really buckled down and altered my diet and went to the gym religiously not every other day or every 2 days.

What other physical activities do you enjoy to stay fit?
Ballet, jazz, rollerblading, tae-bo classes, plyometrics, Olympic lifting, gymnastics, running, biking

What are your goals within the fitness industry?
To make Top 5 at the Fitness America or the Universe.

 Additional Notes
In high school I ran Varsity Track and Field for 4 years. My first year (senior year) on cross country I ran varsity and my first year (senior year) on the gymnastics team I competed Varsity and took 5th in the League overall for the floor event. I cheered varsity football and basketball my junior and senior years. I also competed with my dance studios Noretta Dunworth’s School of Dance in Dearborn and Dance Korner in Taylor. My Freshman year my ballet group placed first in our division and first overall as well as winning a scholarship to dance with Gus Giordanno and other prestigious dancers in Palm Springs, CA for a week through Dance Educators of America (DEA). I have also won first place titles and overall titles with my ballet, jazz and lyrical groups from Dance Masters of America, and Showbiz.

I cheered at Central Michigan University for 3 years 1998-2001 here are our placings at the National Cheerleading Association in Daytona Beach, FL

I’m currently studying for my personal training certification through ISSA.I train at the Fairlane Club in Dearborn, Triad Health and Fitness and Conrad’s Gymnastics Center in Farmington Hills.

I would like to thank my family and friends for being more than supportive of me as well as my sponsors Colonial Diversified Polymer Products of Dyersberg, TN, DuPont Vespel, and Image Network, Inc. who gave me my routine outfit. I would definitely not be doing this if it wasn't for all your help. Thank you so much!!!!

One big, huge THANK YOU to my trainer, Steve Dmytrow for pushing me and keeping me motivated.