Ali is a true student athlete, with a heavy focus on academics. She made the Headmaster’s List at the Morristown-Beard School in the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 semesters, finishing freshman year with a perfect 4.0 GPA and earning honors in her math, science, English and history classes.

As a freshman, Ali started every game for the Morristown-Beard School’s varsity team (except for “Senior Day” game), and was one of the leaders in minutes played, earning the team’s “rookie of the year” award.