Ten Questions For Sprinter Kayla Koepke
Jan 18, 2010 | General, Track & Field
OMAHA, Neb. - #Kayla Koepke# of the UNO track and field team is off to a good start to the indoor season. The junior from Hadar, Neb. ran the fourth-fastest time in the 600-yard dash at the Holiday Inn Invitational at Nebraska last weekend. An indoor All-American last year, Koepke and her teammates are the defending indoor champions in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, and they're aiming for a repeat.
Below are ten questions we posed to Koepke:
1. Why did you choose to come to UNO?
Omaha is a city of opportunities.
2. What is your pre-game routine and how long have you been doing it?
I pray before I run; I've been doing it since I became a Christian four years ago.
3. What do you do in your free time?
I babysit for a former UNO track runner, volunteer with BigBrothersBigSisters and Senior Help, and I am involved in my church, Candlewood Community Church.
4. Who's your favorite professional athlete and why?
I don't think that I have one.
5. What is your favorite food and why?
Anything Italian. I like Italian food.
6. If you weren't playing this sport what would you be doing and why?
I would work and volunteer more because I just want to impact lives for eternity.
7. What is your favorite sport (other than the one you play) and why?
I don't think I have one. I just like to run.
8. Where is your favorite place to eat and why?
Grissanti's. I really like Italian food.
9. Where would you go for your dream vacation and why?
Slovenia. My teammate, #Anja Puc#, is from there, and we've developed a great relationship. I would love to someday see where she is from.
10. How has playing sports helped improve your college experience?
It has built and refined my character. I have found out my values and beliefs and what is really important.
