By HALEY VELASCO Sports Editor and 10 Questions columnist Haley Velasco sat down with senior cross country captain Emmy Shearer to discuss her backpacking trips, her home-cooked California meals and her impressive double major. 1. You are a senior captain on the cross country and track and field team. What has that meant to you over the last four years? Honestly, it’s hard to describe. I think that running, athletics in general, is more of a lifestyle than an extracurricular. My team is my family and running and working out is a daily given for us. We don’t think about it. It has been a huge part of my time but more so, the opportunities that I have had here have meant a lot to me in terms of representing Big Red in terms of other competitive teams, [and] traveling places with my teammates all over the East coast and being able to have that competitive edge that I won’t be able to have once I graduate. 2. Does your team have a special road trip food? I think that bananas and peanut butter are a staple. Apples and peanut butter too. The usual. Connor Archard / Senior PhotographerSenior captain of the cross country team, Emmy Shearer, hails from the Golden State, and always knows she is home when she smells her mother’s cooking.
Ten Questions With Emily Shearer
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