Traci was born in Johnson City, TN and moved to Aiken with her mother, step-father, and little sister in 2005. She graduated from South Aiken High School in 2008. Traci is currently attending Tennessee Tech University where she is a member of the Track and Cross County teams and is earning her Animal Science degree. She plans on graduating in the fall of 2012 and attend veterinary school in the fall of 2013. Traci currently spends her summers working at Silver Bluff Animal Hospital and the Savannah River Ecology Lab at SRS. She has two dogs Comet and Kelso.