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Student-Athlete of the Week - Tarah McKay
Jan. 20, 2010
Name: Tarah McKay Sport: Women's Track and Field Post-college ambition: Speech Pathology Person with greatest influence in athletic career: Pete Grinbergs (high school coach) Biggest thrill in sports: Winning the Canadian National Cross Country Championships as a junior Athlete you most admire: Wesley Korir What impresses you most about your coach(es): He doesn't talk down to us as athletes. He listens to our input. What has been your biggest obstacle to overcome: Managing my time between school and track Hobbies and outside interests: Languages, traveling, camping, playing ultimate frisbee, music Favorite movie(s): Slumdog Millionaire Favorite TV show(s): Friends Favorite musical group/artist: Don't have one Favorite foods: Italian Favorite class: Linguistics Favorite book: Jantsen's Gift Words that describes you best are: Hardworking, disciplined, positive Best advice you've gotten about sports: "Always try to go an extra mile so it feels easier when you have to race." What people should know about you but probably don't: I can speak some Swahili Why you chose U of L: Because I liked the coaches and their training philosophy and they had good training facilities here Best part of being an athlete: Getting to meet a lot of people The moment you realized you were really good at your sport: When I came 2nd in a cross country race in grade 7 If you won the lottery, you would use the money for/to: Starting an orphanage in Kenya The strangest thing that has ever happened to you while you were competing in your sport: I was so dehydrated that my vision got really blurry What is your favorite place you have ever visited: Kenya for 6 weeks this summer
What is your favorite season or seasons of the year (spring, summer, etc.): Autumn because its not too hot for running
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