The first year we were wide-eyed and just put our heads down to charge forward. We made it to Nationals and walked out of the 2007 tournament determined to bring ourselves to the next level. Last year we did just that and jumped to #2 in the country.

For most of your career with WCR, you've been one of the most consistently solid and versatile players in the league, yet have somehow managed to stay under the radar outside of Chicago. What do you credit to your continued success as a player?

Ooh, thanks for calling me successful. I'm in the mix of all these amazing derby players in the WCR as well as from across the country. It seems there is always something another player has in their tool box that I want in mine. That's good fuel.

In addition to being an All-Star, and a Fury, you were WCR's Training Coordinator last season and are the Training Chair (along with Nina Millimeter) this year. Can you tell us more about what these off-the-track jobs for WCR entail?

Roller derby being such a young sport means we don't have much concrete information to utilize in our training. So, like the rest of the roller derby world, we're figuring it out as we go along. One of my main goals has been to break down what the elements of an excellent derby player are so they can be passed on through Training.

It's the Owl of the Tiger - which means we have our eye on the prize.

As for playing a team we haven't seen this season, that's how I like it. When we bout a team we've played before, or even beaten, I have the mindset that it is going to be a battle.