Degree: BM Music Education and Performance

Hometown: Ankeny, Iowa

High School: Ankeny Centennial High School

Awards and Honors: 

1st place euphonium solo at Perry Band Olympics 2021
1st place euphonium solo at Perry Band Olympics 2023
4th place trombone solo at Perry Band Olympics 2023
SCIBA District Honor Band 2021-2022
1st alternate euphonium for 2022 All State Band
Ankeny Centennial High School Music Department Award 2023
IMTA Merit Award 2023
Outstanding Trombone Soloist at Southeast Polk Jazz Fest 2023
Outstanding Trombone Soloist at Simpson College Jazz Festival 2023
Outstanding Trombone Soloist at Waukee Northwest Blue Note Jazz Festival 2023
Ankeny Instrumental Music Foundation scholarship recipient 2021

Goals: Become the best at playing and teaching that I can be. 

Hobbies & Interests: I like to draw, listen to music, run, and read. 

Favorite Quote: If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room. —Lorne Michaels

Favorite Color: Pink

Favorite Non-Euphonium Related Artist: Crumb, Lake Street Dive, and Yebba

Favorite Euphonium Solo: Diamond Concerto - Philip Sparke