Muscogee Roller Girls recognizes Whitney Hammock as our February Featured Skater! Whitney, aka Hurt Blocker, is a valued member of Muscogee Roller Girls and the current league treasurer. Thank you Hurt for all your contributions, on and off the track!
- Birthday – July 22
- Who is your derby idol? Freight Train
- How long have you been playing derby and what other leagues have you played with? Only MRG for two years.
- Have you played any other sports? If not were you/are you/do you have any other hobbies, extracurriculars that you participated in or participate in now? I played volleyball in high school. Way different lol. Now I do derby and crossfit.
- What kind of skates/plates/wheels do you have? Crazy
- What has been your worst derby injury to date? When I first started and busted my butt and felt the pain go all the way up to my neck.
- What do you do for a living? Compliance officer to a medical billing company.
- What city do you claim as your hometown? Columbus
- Do you have a derby wife and if so who is she? Nope. I’m riding solo.
- Whats your favorite after party food? Beer. Does that count?
- Why do you play derby? To find a piece of myself I lost after becoming a mom. I love my kids, but I need some me time too.
- Describe your best derby moment? Anytime I can hold my own lane is a win for me. I’m a work in progress but I feel it getting better.
- Besides hitting people, what else do you do for derby? i.e. committee head, exec, committee member of _____commitee, NSO etc I enjoy being part of bout committee. It’s fun to watch a Home bout come together.
- Whats your favorite position (jammer, blocker, pivot, goat)? Blocker.
