I was the first of my entire family to move away from Southern California and attend college. I moved 9 hours away to the small town of Chico, CA to attend California State University, Chico and pursue a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science. I threw myself into the worlds of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine. During my time in college, I competed in two sports: Crew and Waterski. I competed as a lightweight rower and coxswain on the collegiate crew team where I helped win Chico State's first gold trophy at Nationals (pictured). I met my now boyfriend on the team my freshmen year and we have been together since, just over six years now. I then spent the remainder of my years competing on the collegiate waterski team.