Lauren was a three-sport athlete in high school, competing in volleyball for four seasons, spending two years on the softball team and one with the basketball program.

In volleyball, she was named to the All-Section 1st Team in 2005 and was a team captain.  She was also a four-year Scholar-Athlete award winner.

Lauren, the daughter of Thomas and Christy Paddick, is an English education/communication major at SVC.