GETTING TO KNOW JOHN DEVLIN
Name: John Devlin
Favorite Food: Pasta
Favorite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption
Favorite Television Show: Lost
Favorite Musical Artist: Reel Big Fish
A word to describe me when I am
competing: Focused
A word to describe me away from the athletic venue:
Creative
My most memorable athletic moment was: Winning the
sectional meet with my high school team senior year, just my second
race after coming back with a broken foot. We had lost to our rival
the previous two meets and then we put five in front of their three
to win.
My most memorable Emory athletic moment: Breaking
two minutes in the 800-meter run during my freshman year, at the
Georgia Tech Invitational.
What I like most about Emory: The experience I'm
having as a student in the music department.
I would like to switch places for the day with:
Carl Leivers
My favorite place on the Emory campus: The ATO
laundry room
Favorite athlete:
Michael Rothbart
The sports teams I followed when I was younger:
New York Yankees...what do you mean when I was younger??
My favorite class at Emory and why: Conducting
with Dr. Stewart...the best subject matter with the best
teacher.
The people who have helped me most at Emory are and
why: Richard Prior and Scott Stewart...my conducting
teachers.
Any pre-meet/competition rituals:
Endurox and visualization
The sport I would be playing if I wasn't running/on the
track and field team: Baseball
If I could have dinner with only three people in history,
they would be: Jesus, Robin Williams, Jessica Alba
The best advice I have ever been given and who gave it to
you:
"Don't go out in 5:02 next time"
- Mike Rothbart
What is something that very few, if any, people know about
you: That I'll be the first athlete in history to switch
from the 800-meter run to the 10,000-meter run...ever, in history,
ever.
GETTING TO KNOW JEFF ROLAND
Name: Jeff Roland
Favorite Food: Any kind of pasta
Favorite Movie: Super Troopers
Favorite Television Show: Entourage
Favorite Musical Artist: Dispatch, O.A.R.
A word to describe me when I am competing:
Intense
A word to describe me away from the athletic
venue: Relaxed
My most memorable athletic moment was:
Quadruple overtime basketball victory senior year in high
school
My most memorable Emory athletic moment: Running
at Pre-Nationals my freshman year. Hopefully this will change to
running at Nationals after this season is over
What I like most about Emory: My friends
I would like to switch places for the day with:
Roy Williams
My favorite place on the Emory campus: The
WoodPEC, I spend too much time there for it not to be.
Favorite pro athlete: Antawn Jamison
The sports teams I followed when I was younger:
North Carolina and most of the Boston teams - Patriots, Celtics.
For some reason, I've always hated the Red Sox even though I'm from
New Hampshire
My favorite class at Emory and why: History of
Film since 1938. I learned so much about the industry and I look at
films a completely different way now.
The people who have helped me most at Emory are and
why: My teammates. They're always there for me when I've
needed them most
Any pre-meet/competition rituals: I always
listen to "Baba O'Reilly" by The Who after I warm up and before I
put on my spikes
The sport I would be playing if I wasn't running/on the
track and field team: I played basketball in high
school
If I could have dinner with only three people in history,
they would be: James Naismith, Johnny Evers (my great
uncle, who's in the Baseball Hall of Fame and I never got to meet),
George Washington
The best advice I have ever been given and who gave it to
you:
"You should never go into a race nervous. The training you've done
should give you the confidence you need to succeed"
- Bob Kennedy
What is something that very few, if any, people know about
you: I was actually born in Atlanta
GETTING TO KNOW TYLER FAITS
Name: Tyler Faits
Favorite Food: Lobster
Favorite Movie: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Gene Wilder)
Favorite Television Show: Firefly
Favorite Musical Artist: Warren Zevon
A word to describe me when I am competing: Animal
A word to describe me away from the athletic venue: Weird
My most memorable athletic moment was: Assisting a goal while playing right defender in the Western New England Preparatory School Soccer Association all-star game.
What I like most about Emory: My new friends, of course
I would like to switch places for the day with: Nobody. I love my life, not anyone else's.
My favorite place on the Emory campus: Turman
Favorite pro athlete: Steve Cherundolo, US World Cup
My favorite class at Emory and why: Organic Chemistry. It actually explains why reactions happen the way they do. Also, Dr. Weinschenk is the man.
The people who have helped me most at Emory are and why: My FAME leaders Katie Goth and Kathryn Chou, as well as all the friends I've made here. There are too many to name.
The sport I would be playing if I wasn't running/on the track and field team: Soccer. No question about it, soccer is my sport.
If I could have dinner with only three people in history, they would be: Immanuel Kant, Abraham Lincoln, and Warren Zevon
The best advice I have ever been given and who gave it to you: "Never give up!" from a Nintendo game called Superspike V-ball
GETTING TO KNOW ROB LEVENTHAL
Name: Rob Leventhal
Favorite Food: Wingnuts - cheap and effective
Favorite Movie: 28 days later - highly underrated and fun to watch as well
Favorite Television Show: Flava of Love 2 - Flava Flav just tells it how it is
Favorite Musical Artist: Jimi Hendrix
A word to describe me when I am competing: Bold
My most memorable athletic moment was: Winning the 800 at indoor conference as a sophomore over the eventual national runner-up
What I like most about Emory: Academic and social diversity - you can learn a lot just by living here
I would like to switch places for the day with: Tiger Woods
My favorite place on the Emory campus: The track
Favorite pro athlete: Haile Gebrselassie & Dwyayne Wade - I couldn't choose
The sports teams I followed when I was younger: Orlando Magic ... what a mistake
My favorite class at Emory and why: Military Ethics (Phil 235)- the teacher was amazing and it was a very informative and interesting class
The people who have helped me most at Emory are and why: Kenneth Murrah '55C, '58L- very respectable and generous person who has guided many people towards Emory
Any pre-meet/competition rituals: Be awake three hours before a race, even if it means waking up at 4 am
The sport I would be playing if I wasn't on the track and field/cross country teams: Racquetball, but I'm horrible at it. Or x-box
If I could have dinner with only three people in history, they would be: Immanuel Kant, Johann Fichte, and Georg Hegel - I'd like to see them argue with each other about freedom
The best advice I have ever been given: "You can be good at anything if you practice 3 hours a day"
What is something that very few, if any, people know about you: I was adopted
GETTING TO KNOW STAN TOLKACHJOV
Name: Stan Tolkachov
Favorite Food: That's easy... Willy's and
Steak
Favorite Movie: American
Psycho
Favorite Television Show: Saved By the Bell (The
College Years)
Favorite Musical Artist: George Strait or anything
80's
A word to describe me when I am competing:
Intense
A word to describe me away from the athletic
venue: Loyal
My most memorable athletic moment was: Meeting
Division I coaches and football players on football recruiting
visits and having the opportunity to choose where I wanted to go
and what sport to play. Also, catching a diving interception in
front of eight-thousand people and college scouts against our rival
team is a very memorable moment.
My most memorable Emory athletic moment: Feeling
the pain of all runners when I ran the 4 by 400 relay during the
inter-squad meet. It was the worst cramping I have ever had and
everyone cheered because they felt the pain.
What I like most about Emory: Emory is a place
where you have the opportunity to be as great as you can. Whether
it is competing against DI athletes at huge meets or winning
smaller ones, you have your dreams within your reach. The same goes
for the academic perspective, where we learn to manage time and
succeed at all aspects of life.
I would like to switch places for the day with:
Kevin Federline (just joking)... maybe Elvis
My favorite place on the Emory campus: The old Cox
outside benches so I can watch people walk by and have some fun
with it
Favorite athlete: Shaquille O'Neal
The sports teams I followed when I was younger: LA
Lakers, Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Braves
My favorite class at Emory and why: Psych 323
Drugs and Behavior... It's a very entertaining class with an
enthusiastic professor and many relevant topics to the real
world.
The people who have helped me most at Emory are and
why: My friends have been there for me during all my ups,
downs, trials, successes, and just those times when you want to do
absolutely nothing but lay on the couch and talk.
Any pre-meet/competition rituals: I always
listen to the Rocky Soundtrack, Bloodsport Soundtrack, and Journey
on my IPOD. Also, wearing the tights allows me to have fun
with my teammates as they joke around about my spandex (Stan-dex)
ritual.
The sport I would be playing if I wasn't running/on the
track and field team: Definitely football
If I could have dinner with only three people in history,
they would be: Rasputin, Alexander the Great, Hugh Heffner
(that's more for the entertainment value)
Ten years from now I see myself: Working in the
South or a beach town doing plastic surgery with a happy and loving
family
The best advice I have ever been given and who gave it to
you: "No matter what happens, you should always stand up
tall, walk like a man, keep your chin up, and be above any
situation" - My grandfather
What is something that very few, if any, people know about
you: I used to be a good artist and attended an art
institute at the age of 7, but I gave it up a long time ago.