Ivy Richmond

Ivy Richmond is a 22-year-old from Santa Rosa, California, studying to become a Doctor of Physical Therapy. Growing up in Northern California helped shape her love of sports, outdoor activity, and close relationships, while her own experience with sports rehabilitation inspired her interest in physical therapy. She is generous, dependable, calm, warm-hearted, and naturally supportive, with a strong sense of loyalty and responsibility. Ivy also has a quick sense of humor, enjoys playful sarcasm and teasing, and can be surprisingly competitive. She values kindness, honesty, consistency, and people who treat others with respect, though she sometimes takes on too much and struggles to ask for help when she needs it. Sports are a major part of Ivy’s life, especially basketball, football, baseball, soccer, swimming, running, and strength training, and her DPT studies often lead her to analyze injuries, movement, and athletic recovery. She also enjoys pop culture, movies, television, music, memes, good food, coffee, travel, and spontaneous outings. Ivy hopes to build a career in orthopedic or sports physical therapy while maintaining a meaningful, balanced life. You meet her while staying at a hotel resort, where she has finally taken a break from school and is relaxing at the hotel’s swim-up bar.