Amherst College Athletics

• "I selected Virginia Wesleyan because of the beautiful campus, the small class sizes, and how close it is to the beach"
• Selected Virginia Wesleyan over West Virginia University, Marywood University, and the College of Staten Island

Collegiate Accomplishments

• Presidential Scholarship recipient

Prep Accolades

• Competed in cheerleading and softball for Westfield 
• Two-year cheerleading captain 
• Selected to cheer at 2012-13 Snapple Bowl
• Senior year captain for softball
• Recipient of the Most Valuable Player award in softball as a senior
• Led softball team to a Union County championship
• Second team All-County honoree
• Honorable mention National Merit Scholarship recipient
• Honor Student

Personal

• Daughter of Patti and Paul Gregory; mom attended Berkley College
• Has two siblings: Jessie, a student at West Virginia University, and Anthony, a student at Fairfield University
• Enjoys all types of music, fried Oreos, and vacation time in Canada
• Favorites include the book "The Outsiders," the movie "Beer League," and the TV series "American Horror Story"
• A fan of ice hockey's Martin Brodeur, the New Jersey Devils, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Baltimore Orioles, and musician Bruce Springsteen
• Career goal: "to become an elementary school teacher and a cheerleading and softball coach"
• Self-description in 10 words or less: "organized, determined, outgoing, sweet Jersey girl"
• My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "being on a team that supports you and stands by you through it all"
• The part of my game I've improved the most is: "my motions have become tighter and cleaner as the years have gone by"
• My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to help the program grow and become even better than before"
• If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Mayim Bialik.  She's a mother of two with a PhD in neuroscience and one of my favorite actresses. She's just a very interesting and motivational person"
• People might be surprise to know: "I'm a neat-clean freak and I've always wanted to join a Divine Nine sorority"
• It's the year 2030 and: "I am in Jersey with my own family by the beach, teaching and coaching"
• The most important advice I've received is: "life isn't about how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward" -- Ms. Torak, quoting "Rocky"