(Plays soccer and runs track/cross country)

2020: SAC & NAIA Scholar-Athlete

2019: SAC Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-SAC

Parents: Thad & Alisha Phipps

Previous School: Oklahoma Baptist University

High School Accomplishments: Cross country MVP Award, CC MVP Award 2015-2017, Marquise Leadership Award 2016 & 2017, District Champion High Individual Award 2015, 2016, 2017, Track Girls Most Improved 2018

Extracurricular Activities/Hobbies: Studying scripture, BSM leadership team, spending time in community with others and serving them as they need, running, playing soccer, drawing and painting, singing and playing piano, cooking, watching shows, reading in Spanish

Random fact about yourself: I speak Spanish

Who is your role model and why? There have been several exemplary models in my lifetime including coaches, teammates and family members but each of them have an example because they strive to model their lives after Jesus. He is my ultimate role model because His life is a true picture of love.

What do you enjoy most about being a college athlete/ and or playing your sport? I enjoy most having a community to connect to and grow with physically, mentally, and spiritually.

What are your plans after graduating college? I plan to use my spiritual gifts and degrees to follow and serve wherever and to whatever/whomever the Lord leads. I believe God has called me to live a missional, bi-vocational lifestyle. I could see myself starting a faith-based lifestyle gym and living life on mission daily to share the love that can only be found in a relationship with Jesus.