Grand Valley State University Athletics

High School: Prepped at Hancock High School under head coach Kristan Schuster...Was a two-time Western Peninsula Athletic Conference MVP...Earned All-West PAC First Team and all-region honors three straight years...Named to NMU All-Tournament Team as a sophomore and the tournament MVP as a junior...Was a two-time all-state honorable mention honoree and her team's captain both her junior and senior seasons...Team won the West PAC Championship three times...Led team to district title her junior year...Also won the Lake State Tournament and Northern Michigan Tournament titles as a junior...Team was Escanaba Invite Champion her senior season...Also played basketball for four seasons and golf for two years...Was Vice President of her class for three years...Member of National Honor Society and was the Michigan Health Occupation Student of America (HOSA) President.

Personal: Daughter of Michael and Judy Usitalo...Enjoys scrapbooking, going to the beach, making jewelry, and working out...Majoring in nursing.