BEFORE EMMANUEL...Drakeley was a three-sport varsity athlete at Suffield High School (Suffield, N.Y.)...played four years of basketball, three years of track and two years of swimming...qualified for the conference and state meets in the high jump as a junior and senior...helped the track team win conference championships three years in a row...lettered in all three sports.

Major: Biology

Career Aspirations: to work in a children's hospital

Favorite Movie: Dispicable Me

Favorite Book: The China Study

Favorite Pre-meet Meal: pasta or chocolate

Most Exciting Athletic Experience: winning NCCCs three years in a row