Event: 400M Dash
PR’s: Indoor: 51.35 - Junior
Outdoor: 50.70 - Sophomore
Year: Senior
Hometown: Plymouth, MN
High School: Providence Academy
Personal:
The proudest moment of my athletic career was probably making it to state in the 4X200 in my senior year of high school. We weren't supposed to make it and we ran a great race and ended up going to state. In college, the first time I ran the 4X400 at conference was really awesome.
I am a Global Business Leadership Major and Communication Minor. The last four years, my main goal as it relates to my major was to apply what I learned in the classroom to situations outside the classroom in order to grow and develop my skills. I have been active in various campus clubs such as Enactus and the SJU Student Senate and always try to apply the things I am learning in the classroom to the tasks I take on outside of class. After graduation, I will be moving to Boston, MA and working for BlackRock as an analyst in retail wealth advisory. I would eventually like to either obtain my CFA certification or go back to school and get my MBA. Long term, I'm not entirely sure what I want to do yet, but I would ideally like to stay in the financial services industry.
I chose St. John's because it felt like home more than any other campus I visited during my college search. You don't really get a feel for what the community is like until you step on campus, but the second I did I understood what everyone was talking about. I was also drawn to SJU because of the vast amount of opportunities I saw to grow as a person and get involved in the community. Whether it was the track team, the education I received in my major or the large amount of campus clubs available to students, I knew that choosing SJU would allow me the best opportunity to get involved. Four years later, I can honestly say that choosing St. John's has been one of the best decisions I have ever made.
Honestly, the funniest memories I have with the team are the things we laugh about everyday at practice. We like to keep practice light by joking around and laughing together between reps. Even though nothing specific comes to mind, I always know we'll be laughing together about something that afternoon at practice.
Q & A:
Q: Which coach would you pick to live on a deserted island with and why?
A: For sure Jeremy. He's listened to a lot of podcasts on survival and crazy stories like that, so I feel like my best chances of living are with him.
Q: If you were in the coliseum and were challenged to fight wiener dogs, what is the highest number of wiener dogs you could defeat?
A: I'm going to go with 100.
Q: Would you rather be the world's greatest racquetball player or have $20 right now?
A: World's greatest racquetball player, hands down. That would be a fun fact to share at parties and I could probably make a little money off of some endorsements or something.