Warrior Profiles

A little about Me

Q. What are your short and long term goals (personal, professional, recovery-related, etc.)?
A. My main goal is focusing right now is to give it my all for the warrior game and represent the Air Force well. Long term goals consists of staying active as a warrior athlete and really focus on my education as that is my next journey to complete.

Q. How did your Service’s Wounded Warrior Program (Warrior Transition Unit, Wounded Warrior Regiment, Other Service Wounded Warrior Unit) assigned or previously assigned to enhance your recovery?
A. By getting me introduced to adaptive sports.

Q. What is the significance of sports/competition? How has it helped you? What does it mean to you?
A. Sports instills hard work while competition is the fire that drives you to be the best. This means a lot to me because it has helped me push on with my recovery mentally and physically. Getting away from bad habits to forming better ones and improving life as whole.

Q. What advice do you have for future athletes?
A. Nobody has died from these events so just know you’re in good hands or prosthetic hands. You will walk away though with more family members than you’ve ever imagine.

Q. How has adaptive reconditioning and sports helped in your transition and recovery? What adaptive reconditioning activities do you participate in?
A. It has given me the confidence to be competitive again in sports and really push my limits. I’m actively pushing myself in all kinds of adaptive sports to see how my body does and to see my limits.