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Height
5'3"
Age
32
Hometown
Gainesville, FL
Education
Buchholz High School Santa Fe College
Quick Facts
- I started karate at age 6 at an after school facility that had many different options for sports and activities. I was supposed to be taking a dance class but ended up in the wrong line on the first day and went to Karate class instead. I’ve done Karate ever since
- I started karate when I was 6 years old and have been competing ever since
- I first made the Jr. national team at age 14 and have been competing for the US team since then
- I trained for fifteen years in Gainesville, Florida under Sensei Jason Sorgi. Then I moved to South Carolina for a job opportunity with Greenville County EMS as a paramedic and to train under Sensei Tommy Hood
- I met my husband while we both worked as paramedics with Greenville County EMS and we will be married five years in September.
- We have both an adopted son and a biological son, both of whom come with me to almost every single training and most tournaments
- Three things people may not know about me is that I have competed in over twenty USA national championships since I started karate, I dabbled in pole vaulting, discus and weightlifting while in high school, I met my husband while we were both working as paramedics for Greenville County EMS.
Career Highlights
- 15x US National Champion
- 4x Jr. Pan American Champion
- Pan American Sports Olympic Festival Gold Medalist
- USA Open Champion
- North American Cup Champion
- Sr. PKF Silver and Bronze Medalist
World Championship Experience
- Senior World Championships Bronze Medalists (2010)
- Junior World Championships Bronze Medalists (2009)