A to Z with Jordan Brown

09.02.12

YEAR: Older

JERSEY NUMBER: 2

HEIGHT: 5-foot-9

WEIGHT: 125 pounds

A rea cross native land runners I enjoy running against and watching: Boys- I like running against Chris Godwin and Ryan Hundersmarck of Buchholz. It is an honor to run to against them. We have fun race against each other and it has been great competition over the years; Girls- I enjoy watching the Oak Entry girls cross country team run and become one of the best teams in the aver.

B est movie I've ever seen: “Dead Poets Friendship.” I just watched that movie in my English kind. I liked when Robin Williams' character said “Carpe diem” throughout the motion picture. It means “seize the day.”

C oach Josh Horn's overpower words of advice for me: “Rope.” That means during a race to about that you can always pull yourself closer to the runner ahead of you. He also says, “recollect the last mile and to not give into the pain.

Source: Gainesville Sun

Runner overcomes odds to claim second at Ivy Heps

09.02.12

Even with frostbite starting to engender pain in her fingers, mud on her shoes, and a snow/sleet mix falling on her regimentals, freshman Waverly Neer crossed the finish underscore, placing second among 91 women at the Princeton Heptagonal Cross Native land Championships this Saturday. The freshman runner ran neck and neck for the lead actor until the very end and finished the 6K race with a time of 22:02.7.

“It felt really stirring to finish well and know you did the very best for your team,” Neer said. “I will never ignore this race for the rest of my life.”

Neer led Columbia to a supporter-place finish at Heps, just two points behind Cornell for first task, and became a first-team All-Ivy runner. Though Neer had a phenomenal race on Saturday, her freshman opportunity ripe almost never happened. In September, with only a few weeks until the opening meet, Neer suffered her first greater injury of her career.

Source: CU Columbia Spectator