Personal Info

  • Bilateral amputee after being injured by an improvised explosive device in October 2009 while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps in Afghanistan
  • Purple Heart recipient
  • Played able-bodied hockey at Ironwood (Ariz.) High School from 2002-05

What are you most excited about for the Sochi Paralympic Games?
The atmosphere and the competition

Who is your favorite super hero?
Captain America

What is your favorite movie/TV show?
Oprah

Who is your favorite actor/actress?
Lindsey Lohan

What are your favorite professional and college teams/athletes?
Oregon Ducks, Phoenix Coyotes

What's your favorite meal?
Chicken and vegetables

What's your favorite magazine/book?
Becoming a Supple Leopard

What's your favorite music and artist?
Deliverance Soundtrack

Do you have any hobbies?
Working on vehicles

What's your favorite workout?
100 pull ups in any order or combination

Did you attend college? What did you study?
Not right now, but I plan to start next year and I'd like to study engineering

What are your career goals? Is there an industry you want to work in?
I want to be an innovator

What's your favorite vehicle?
Ford F-250 Superduty