PRIOR TO TUFTS: Letterwinner in track, flag football and diving for the Patriots of Ward Melville Senior High School...Also dived for Future Stars Diving...JV soccer captain as a sophomore...Flag football captain as a sophomore...Diving captain as a junior and senior...All-League...All-County...All-State...1 meter (6 dives): 294.60...1 meter (11 dives): 506.90...Placed 2nd at Sectional XI Suffolk County Championship...Placed 15th in NYSPHSAA (New York State Championship)..SEPTA Achievement Award...President of the Stand Together Buddies Club...Ward Melville representative for the Section XI Student Athlete Leadership Conference

PERSONAL: Daughter of Amy and Jeff Metz...Has one sibling, Zach...Brother Zach is a Division I cheerleader at Miami University-Ohio...Biology/Studio Art major...Chose Tufts because "From the minute I stepped foot on the campus... it felt right. Tufts impressed me with its beautiful campus, impressive lecture halls and classrooms, friendly atmosphere, and obvious school spirit with numerous students walking around proudly wearing Tufts gear. Tufts holds the right balance of athletics and academics which is so exciting to me. I am proud that I will belong to this community"...Chose Tufts over The University of Georgia, Penn State, University of Tennessee, Arizona State University and Miami University