Spotlight Athlete: Tori Meyer

5/18/2011

School: Patrick Henry

Class: Senior

Sports: Volleyball, gymnastics, track, softball

Notes: Volleyball -- NWOAL co-player of the year in 2010; gymnastics -- three-time state qualifier; track -- three-time state qualifier; third at state in pole vault in 2009 and 2010; won NWOAL titles this year in 100-meter hurdles, 300 hurdles, 100 and pole vault; softball -- All-Ohio second team last year (16-5, 0.67 ERA; .384 batting average); plans to compete in track and field at Kent State

FAVORITES & MORE

School subject: Art

Car: GMC Denali

MySpace, Facebook or Twitter? Facebook

Video game: Wii Olympics

Place to shop: Fallen Timbers

Musical artist: Nicki Minaj

Song: "My Last," by Big Sean featuring Chris Brown

TV show: Modern Family

Movie: The Last Song

Actor: Bradley Cooper

Actress: Eva Longoria

Magazine: Seventeen

Radio station: 93.9 FM

Food: Ice cream

Beverage: Mountain Dew

Fast food: Dairy Queen

Can't resist snack: Fruit snacks

Place to visit: Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.

Athlete: Nastia Liukin

Baseball team: Tigers

NBA team: Celtics

NFL team: None

Person I most admire: My dad, Mike

Person I'd like to meet: God

It really bothers me when ... people are cocky

In 10 years I hope to be ... starting a family

My No. 1 goal this year is ... win state in the pole vault

Pregame routine: Eat a lot

Top sports moment: Sticking my tsuk vault at district gymnastics for a 9.275 score

Ohio State or Michigan? Ohio State

-- Donald Emmons