About me

    Where do I begin. I always find it difficult to know what to start with or what to say when someone asks me about myself or to write about myself. I guess to start with the basics I'm Bethany, I'm from Iowa, I love dogs and have three, have two orders brothers, and love to try new things. I also have a passion for sports and just going out and exploring as much as I can.
    One of the biggest parts of my life is sports. For as long as I can remember I've always done at least one sport. I started out like a lot of other little girls doing gymnastics when I was a toddler until I was in second grade. After that I got into swimming and joined a club team and was on that team until my junior year of high school when I decided to go a different route but still finished out my senior year swim season. I did three triathlons throughout elementary school and into middle school triathlons became a big part of my summers and I joined a high performance team and started draft legal racing once I was in the junior division. I have qualified and raced junior elite nationals every year I've been able to. I joined cross country and track in 7th grade and have done both ever since. I even tried steeplechase last summer and became the state and regional champion in the event. I did swimming and cross country in the same season all four years of high school and qualified for state three of those years individually in cross country and my senior year for swimming. In track I qualified for state two years and also qualified for drake relays my senior year. Now I'm racing triathlon and track for North Central. 
    When I'm not busy doing all of that I have numerous hobbies I also enjoy. I started figure skating about a year and a half ago giving myself a great outlet for any stress. I like to go climbing when I can get the time as well. As for non athletic hobbies I love hanging out with my friends going for drives through corn fields, reading, watching movies, napping, and finding whatever random things to do in Iowa. 


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  4. Sydney ParkSeptember 1, 2022 at 7:26 PM

    I really love how you discussed talking about yourself is a hard topic; I think it's important to be honest. I also love how relatable this is. I can't wait to see what you continue to do in this class!

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  5. Andy PhamOctober 24, 2022 at 9:11 AM

    One of the groups of people that I admire deeply are people that are athletic. These people show immense amounts of determination, focus, and hard work. Not that many people are even willing to put in the effort for success. Most of them expect the success to just come to them, that is simply not the case. With this journey of athleticism that you displayed in your introduction, I now admire you as an individual above the rest.

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