Oct. 11, 2006
1. How difficult is it to prepare for three consecutive seasons (cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field) in a single year?
AP: You break it up into seasons. You train for cross country in summer, indoor in December and continue with outdoor training.
2. How do you feel that you have transformed as a person and athlete from your freshman year to your senior year?
AP: My work ethic because I try harder. My sophomore year wasn't that good because I didn't run as hard so I push myself more.
3. How did you manage to be on the road most of fall and spring seasons and still be able to maintain a grade point average that is close to a 4.0?
AP: Study whenever I have time off. You can't really study on the bus because people are watching movies and you can't really concentrate then when we fly it's just an hour flight.
4. How mentally focused must you be in order to run long distance? Is it the most mentally demanding of the three seasons?
AP: You must be really focused, but they are all the same. You have to be prepared, and you break down the distance and take each one at a time.
5. Besides running, do you do anything to help keep your body healthy?
AP: I lift weights, and I "try" to eat healthy.
6. In your family history, is there anyone in particular that might have passed on the running gene onto you?
AP: Some distance guy relative of mine.
7. Do you have a special technique for when the race starts and then progresses? How do you pace yourself?
AP: I have a lot of trouble in the beginning. It takes my body time to warm up so I have to push it during the first mile.
8. What are your goals heading into your final season of cross country?
AP: My goal is to help us become the best team that we can be.
9. What's the one thing about cross country that the normal everyday person couldn't understand?
AP: The miles!!!
10. Who has been a major impact on your life?
AP: My high school coach because he started me running. I wasn't going to run my freshman year, but he convinced me.
1. What was the first job you ever held?
AP: I've never had one... running is my job.
2. What is your first thought when you wake up in the morning?
AP: It's early in the morning, and I want to go back to sleep.
3. When was your very first cross country meet?
AP: My freshman year in high school
4. What was the first thing that you remember collecting?
AP: Precious Moments
5. Who is the first person you can say you admired as a role model?
AP: My high school coach
6. What was the last snack food you couldn't live without?
AP: Chocolate
7. What was the last movie that you watched over and over again?
AP: I don't have time to watch movies
8. When was the last time you recall having time just for you?
AP: On Sundays after our meets
9. What was the last class that you took at UTPA that you couldn't wait to be over?
AP: No comment. They are all rehab classes, and I don't want to hurt the program
10. What was the last TV show you absolutely had to watch?
AP: Project Runway
1. Season: Cross Country, Indoor or Outdoor?
AP: Cross Country
2. Race: 1600 meters, 3200 meters or 5000 meters?
AP: 3200 meters
3. Reality TV show: American Idol, Amazing Race or Real World?
AP: American Idol
4. Theme Park: Fiesta Texas or Schlitterbahn?
AP: Fiesta Texas
5. Mattress: Feather or Memory Foam?
AP: Memory Foam
6. Season: Winter, spring, summer or fall?
AP: Winter... I love the cold
7. Gems: Diamonds or Pearls?
AP: Diamonds
8. Transportation: Car or Truck?
AP: Car
9. Cooking: Grandma's or Mom's?
AP: Grandma's...my mom doesn't cook anymore
10. Time of Day: Sunrise or Sunset?
AP: Sunset
1. The best course you have run at?
AP: Oklahoma... we just ran over there. I like it because of the hills.
2. The worst course you have run at?
AP: Texas State... it's flat and I'm not good at that.
3. The best advice that you've received?
AP: Try your hardest.
4. The worst advice that you've received?
AP: I don't remember.
5. The best fast food restaurant you have eaten at?
AP: Burger King
6. The worst fast food restaurant you have eaten at?
AP: McDonald's... but I love their fries.
7. The best part about a windy day?
AP: I don't know
8. The worst part about a windy day?
AP: It's harder to run
9. The best part of being a student-athlete?
AP: You get to continue doing what you love to do since high school.
10. The worst part of being a student-athlete?
AP: The time... you don't have much time to do anything. You have to schedule things into your day.
1. If you could play any other sport, what would it be?
AP: Tennis... because it's not so demanding on the body.
2. If you could visit any place in the world for a week, where would that be?
AP: Europe
3. If you could posses any power from superhero, what would it be?
AP: Endurance
4. If you could be a school's mascot, what mascot would you be?
AP: My high school mascot... we were the bulls.
5. If you had any special skill, what would it be?
AP: To learn things quicker.
6. If you had to choose only one article of clothing to wear on an every day basis, what would that be?
AP: My shorts
7. If you were starting a pop group what three members of the track and field team would be included in it and what would you call it?
AP: I would include Rose (Escovedo) and Lorraine (Garcia)... we would call it X-Trio.
8. If you could have lunch with any three people in history, who would they be?
AP: My great grandparents