Tumble Talk: Tayler Osterhout & Alexa Rothenbuescher
5/13/2020 1:00:00 PM | Gymnastics
Every week umterps.com will feature two gymnasts in Tumble Talk! This week we'll be getting to know incoming freshmen Tayler Osterhout and Alexa Rothenbuescher!
Hometown
Tayler: Clarks Summit, Pa.
Alexa: Fairfax, Va.
Favorite Movie?
Tayler: My favorite movie is The Notebook because I aspire to have a relationship like that in the future.
Alexa: My favorite movie is Crazy Rich Asians. The entire movie I could not stop laughing.
Dream Job?
Tayler: My dream is to become a physical therapist to help people recover and get them back on their feet.
Alexa: I want to pursue something in the medical field, but I'm not quite sure what exactly. My dream job is to be a surgeon.
Favorite event to compete?
Tayler: Vault
Alexa: Beam
If you could have a superpower what would it be?
Tayler: If I could have a superpower it would be to time travel because I would want to experience other time periods and modify things in the past.
Alexa: Invisibility, so I can sneak my midnight snacks.
Have you ever met a celebrity?
Tayler: Yes, John Deluca from Teen Beach Movie.
Alexa: Dominique Dawes
If you could learn a new skill what would it be?
Tayler: Professional baker
Alexa: Cooking, because maybe my food choices would be better.
The best place you have been?
Tayler: Sofia, Bulgaria
Alexa: The most interesting place I have been is Budapest.
A favorite childhood memory?
Tayler: Yes, the first time I went to the beach.
Alexa: I was to the bus stop on my scooter in 1st grade and I went down a hill and my brakes did not work, and I flew off. I then went home and made my own cast.
Do you have any weird food combinations that you love?
Tayler: Grilled cheese and ketchup.
Alexa: Hot Cheetos in my subway sandwich.
Dream Vacation?
Tayler: Greece
Alexa: Greece
Favorite show right now?
Tayler: Survivor
Alexa: All American
If you had your own intro song, what would it be?
Tayler: Good Girl by Dustin Lynch
Alexa: Nobody's Perfect by Hannah Montana
If you could play another sport in college, what would it be?
Tayler: Track and Field
Alexa: Track
Go-to Karaoke Song?
Tayler: Kick the Dust Up by Luke Bryan
Alexa: You Belong With Me by Taylor Swift
Your favorite holiday?
Tayler: My favorite holiday would be Christmas because it's the one time of the year that my whole family gets together and I'm a sucker for Christmas movies.
Alexa: Christmas because I love a nice cozy day in bed with hot chocolate and hallmark movies.
What app are you currently using the most?
Tayler: Snapchat
Alexa: Snapchat
Best gift you have received?
Tayler: Concert tickets
Alexa: For my 10th birthday, I got a puppy.
Who would you want to play you in a movie?
Tayler: Blake Lively
Alexa: Ellen Pompeo
Why Maryland?
Tayler: I chose Maryland because I fell in love with the campus and people. I also adored the coaching staff, training facility and the girls on the team.
Alexa: I chose Maryland because the minute I stepped on campus it felt like home. The coaches were an extreme impact on my decision as they had me laughing and allowing me to be myself the minute I arrived.
Biggest pet-peeve?
Tayler: When people walk slow.
Alexa: CHEWING SOUNDS!
What would you like your legacy to be?
Tayler: I would want my legacy to leave a message of empowerment to young athletes to always work hard and follow their dreams.
Alexa: I would want people to remember me as someone who could always put a smile on their face and someone that they could always talk to.
What is your hobby?
Tayler: Baking and cheerleading.
Alexa: Making TikToks and watching Netflix.
Something we don't already know about you?
Tayler: I was captain of the football cheer team and I go to bed before 10pm almost every night.
Alexa: I am an aunt.
Who is your role model?
Tayler: My grandmother because she has been one of my greatest supporters throughout my entire life and she continues to help me strive for my best every day.
Alexa: My greatest role model is my mom because she knows how to have fun, but also be hardworking and get things done.
Something impressive you know how to do:
Tayler: This may not be impressive but I can bake chocolate chip cookies without a recipe.
Alexa: I know how to draw blood from a fake arm.
–Maryland–
