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What is your background and personal history in paintball? How did
you get started, what teams have
you played for, etc?
I moved next door To a paintball field
when I was a young teenager and
worked at the snack shack for a few
summers. I made friends with the
refs and one day they threw me on
the field. I was hooked. Six months
later I was down in Florida trying out
for the Femme Fatales. After competing nationally for a season with the
Femmes I learned about Destiny and
Bea Youngs. I came out to Cali to try
out for the best co-ed team in the
nation. I made the team and moved
to California when I was 17. We went
on to Win 1st place in division 2 in
2006. 2008-2012 I took a break from
paintball t focus on my business. In
2012 Norwegian team, poison ivy,
invited Bea Youngs, Katie Kelley,
and myself to play NPPL Huntington
Beach with them... our fire and passion for the sport was reignited! Destiny has been back and stronger than
ever since 2012.
shoulders would burn, legs would fe
lethargic and fatigue [set in] easily. Men are naturally more muscular
than women so I started working o
to offset that difference and make
myself a better paintball player.
Have you played any events this
season? Do you plan to play any?
This season has been a bit unique.
I have played events but not half as
many as 2013. I got into bodybuilding and competing for that and have
had to prioritize my time. Destiny
competed in the Huntington Beach
event earlier in April.
What are some of your career paint
ball highlights?
• First place, Division Two, 2006
• Player of the year in 2007
• First place at the West Coast Wome
paintball event in 2012. This was th
first ever, all female, paintball comp
tition in the USA.
• First place at NPPL Vegas 2013- ma
ing history as the first all female tea
to win a non segregated event in th
USA.
How did you get started in bodybuilding?
I started lifting weights to offset the
natural disadvantage women are at
physically on the paintball field. My
gun always use to feel heavy, my
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It turned into a passion... an addiction of sorts. As I built more muscle
the next step was to compete to dis
play it, so to say.
What are your goals in bodybuilding and paintball, long term and
short?
My goal in bodybuilding is to go pro
and compete professionally. My goa
in paintball is to promote women in
the sport as actual athletes that are
taken seriously. I hope to bridge the
gap between these two sports. Show
that bodybuilders can also be successful, functional athletes as well
as show that you can improve your
paintball game significantly by deve
oping your athleticism. I hope to inspire more people, women specifica
ly, to want to work out!
And of course, competing in countries
like Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, and
Europe.