Get to Know Q & A
- Your nickname, if any, and how did it come about?
Dash. My dad gave it to me
- How did you get your start in track and field and/or cross country?
Started running track at 8 years old
- Your parents' athletic background. Did they play any sports-where(HS, College, Pro), what position, when, any awards? Please include names.
My father played football and ran track
- Outside interests- your hobbies, talents(musical, chess, anything), volunteering- what do you do in your free time?
I like to play video games and just hangout with close friends when I can
- At school, do you do any extracurricular activities? i.e. student government, clubs or other sports.
Football
- Pre- and post- race rituals. Any superstitions?
No just focus
- Movie watcher and/or book reader? What is/are your favorite book and/or movie and why?
Not really a movie watcher
- How do you deal with setbacks and triumphs?
I just keep working and getting better at my craft hard work pays off in the end
- Pet owner? If so, what is your pet's name and type/breed?
No pets
- Where do you see yourself in five years?
Hopefully in college or maybe a pro athlete. Only time will tell.
- What words would you have for your sixth grade self?
Keep working
- Who is your favorite track and field athlete and why? How about other sports-who is your favorite athlete and why?
Usain Bolt because he's the best to ever do it
- Favorite hype song, if any, before your competition
No hype song
- Many athletes are quoted as saying " trust the process". What does that mean to you?
Believe in what your doing and it will pay off in the end
- How do you balance social media with your performance? Does social media impact you positively or negatively?
Doesn't affect me at all
- Favorite and not favorite high school subject and why?
History and PE
- Favorite musical artist and why? What is your favorite song by that artist?
Nipsey hussle double up
- Favorite pre- and post- meal?
Bacon eggs orange juice and wheat toast my post meal usually is chick fill a or Epic wings
- Dire question warning :) If you were unable to continue to compete in track and field, what would you do?
Play football
- What do you see your legacy being-in and outside the track world?
Wanna be one of the best athletes to ever do it in the 100 and 200 meter
- What is your vice? What do you binge on that you can't seem to control?
Just wanting to be the best at anything i do from sports to the classroom
- If you could meet anyone dead or alive, who would it be and why?
Michael Jackson