When I was younger, I always dreamed of competing at the highest level.
Honestly, I did not care what sport or in what fashion, but I was bound and determined to work as hard as I possibly could to put myself in a position to be a Division I student-athlete.
In those early years, hockey was my sport of choice. There was something about the speed and physicality of the game that drew me in from the very beginning.
Little did I know, however, that a lack of opportunity for hockey in the state of Ohio would put me in a position to try a new sport that would change the course of my life forever.