GETTING TO KNOW BRAD PRUENTE

Name: Brad Pruente

Favorite Food: Ice cream

Favorite Movie: Thomas Crowne Affair

Favorite Television Show: The Office

Favorite Musical Artist: Dispatch

A word to describe me when I am competing: Driven

A word to describe me when I'm not competing: Relaxed

My most memorable athletic moment was: Placing 2nd in the 55 hurdles at indoor UAA's last year

What I like most about Emory: The weather

My favorite place on the Emory campus: The DUC

The people who have helped me most at Emory are and why: The upperclassmen on the team, for providing athletic and academic guidance.

Any pre-meet/competition rituals: Visualization and pump up music

The sport I would be playing if I wasn't running on the cross/track and field teams: volleyball

GETTING TO KNOW NICOLAI LUNDY

Name: Nicolai Lundy

Favorite Food: Chicken Parm

Favorite Movie: It would be easier for me to say my least favorite movie - Oh God! (with John Denver)

Favorite Television Show: House

A word to describe me when I am competing: Fierce

A word to describe me when I'm not competing: Active

My most memorable athletic moment was: Passing off the baton in first place during the 4x800m relay at Mt. Sac Relays in California. I remember running in 2nd place as I approached the final 150m and thinking "Wait, you can pass this guy. GO!"

What I like most about Emory: The students, the employees around campus with their southern hospitatlity, the professors, and the people in general.

I would like to switch places for the day with: Samuel L. Jackson

My favorite place on the Emory campus: The courtyard outside of Alabama Hall

Favorite athlete:  Jeremy Wariner

The sports teams I followed when I was younger: Denver Broncos!

The people who have helped me most at Emory are and why: I definitely have great people in my fraternity that I continually look up to for advice and assistance. Also, one of my professors during sophomore year really helped me rediscover my passion for learning. But the only person who has been a constant in my life since I started at Emory has been my coach. Whether it is life advice, running advice, or relationship advice, Coach Curtin has helped make my Emory experience memorable and phenomenal. More than just a coach, he feels like a friend and confidant.

Any pre-meet/competition rituals: Visualize the race over and over again. But I also like to wait until the last possible moment to put on my race shorts and singlet, which generally leaves me in a port-a-potty 15 minutes before the race.

The sport I would be playing if I wasn't running on the cross/track and field teams: Well, I played tennis in high school so I would definitely be playing that more, but I think my answer is cricket because whenever I see them practicing on the field on campus, I always fell like it would be cool to do.

If I could have dinner with only three people in history, they would be: Aristophanes, Winston Churchill, Pope John Paul II

The best advice I have ever been given and who gave it to you: My mom told me "It's not what you know, it's who you know." I didn't really believe it at the time and I thought it was stupid, but the more and more experiences I have, the more I realize it is a fundamental truth for most situations.

What is something that very few, if any, people know about you: I really like to go line dancing.

GETTING TO KNOW HERBERT ROBSON

Name: Herbert Robson

Favorite Food: Apples

Favorite Movie: Gladiator

Favorite Television Show: CSI

Favorite Musical Artist: AC/DC

A word to describe me when I am competing: Focused

A word to describe me when I'm not competing: Relaxed

My most memorable athletic moment was: Placing at my first meet last year in the shot put

What I like most about Emory: The perfect balance between the competitive athletics, rigorous academics, and the social Atlanta location.  

My favorite place on the Emory campus: The WoodPEC

Favorite athlete: John Lynch

The sports teams I followed when I was younger: Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Yankees

The people who have helped me most at Emory are and why: My friends, teachers, and coaches.

Any pre-meet/competition rituals: Get 8 hours of sleep and eat a healthy breakfast.

The sport I would be playing if I wasn't running on the cross/track and field teams: Wrestling

If I could have dinner with only three people in history, they would be: C.S. Lewis, Martin Luther King Jr., Herbert E. Robson I

Ten years from now I see myself: Hopefully, doing something I care about.

The best advice I have ever been given and who gave it to you: "Keep it in the fairway." Roger Robson

What is something that very few, if any, people know about you: I have a passion for volunteering.