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Jaime Miranda

  • Award
    Central Close-Up
  • Week Of
    12/15/2016
  • Sport
    Men's Wrestling
  • Bio
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Senior
Aberdeen, Washington


Why Central?
After talking to my social worker and high school advisor, we realized Central offered the most help and had the most resources for me to finish college with a degree.

Favorite professor and why?
I do not really have a favorite, they are all awesome in their own way.

In your iPod?
Mariachi music, country, rap, R&B. Basically anything.

You’re majoring in sociology because?
I want to be a police officer, and maybe one day a social worker and I could use this degree for both.

What’s the biggest difference between Washington and Iowa?
It's so brown here and so green in WA.

What song best describes your work ethic?
Work hard play hard, I do what I have to and push myself. However, I play just as hard as I work. Hard!!!

If you were a famous WWE wrestler, what would your stage name be?
Too easy… Chocolate thunder from down under!! It was a name of a cake I saw at Applebee’s but I like it, it’s kind of sexy.

What is your hidden talent?
I can eat 6 bananas in less than minute or maybe 7 I forget.

Celebrity crush?
Ryan Reynolds, he is funny and handsome. 

If you could bring one fictional character to life, who would it be and why?
SpongeBob, because I would always be laughing and we could just make krabby patties and enjoy life forever.

Favorite TV Show?
Criminal Minds and SpongeBob.

The one thing people don’t about Coach Van Kley?
He has been sharing a towel with our assistant coach for seven years. It's kind of their thing, he says it brings them closer together.

Why do you love Central wrestling?
They are my family, I have two sets of parents who treat me as their own. The Moss’s and the Pike’s, they bring me food, cheer for me when I wrestle, both the mamas like to feed me. Sometimes mama Moss sends me my favorite hot sauce in the mail and mama and daddy Pike literally drive hours from solon to watch me wrestle even their own son is no longer a part of the team. The best part of these wonderful people win or lose they come find me after a match give me a hug and let me know they love me and proud of me. So, I may not have my own mother anymore or any blood around here, but you would be wrong to say I don’t have family here. I got multiple moms, dads and brothers.

“Ten years from now I’ll...”
Hopefully I will be starting my own program for youth at risk. Somewhere kids can hangout, eat, play games, get help on homework. Basically create a place where they want to be to keep them out of trouble and hopefully get them help with academics and etc. Still brain storming.

Favorite food from Central Market?
I love when they make those peanut butter and banana smoothies, freaking fuego!!


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3/6/2025 Emma Murphy Women's Tennis
2/20/2025 Jordan Crooks Dance team
2/13/2025 Bailey Reding Women's Basketball
2/6/2025 Kip Tupa Men's Basketball
1/30/2025 Madilyn Rowson Women's Wrestling
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1/9/2025 Amber Vroman Women's Track and Field
1/2/2025 Maggie Williams Cheerleading
12/26/2024 Will Henricksen Men's Basketball
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12/5/2024 Jadyn Filling Women's Basketball
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