Girls Cross country Athlete of the month
By Andy Fife
AP Newswire |
October 11, 2016
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Head cross country coach Al Garcia nominated Sophomore Ana Veloz as the athlete of the month. Coach Garcia had many nice things to say about Veloz. “She is our 2nd fastest two miler. She recently ran a 14:08 two mile race and should run even faster at this Saturday's Merced County XC Championships at AHS. One of the things I love most about Ana is how much fun she seems to be having running XC. She is motivated and works hard every day. That, is why I think Ana will make it into the postseason and should be competing well into November.”
Your thoughts on being selected cross country athlete of the month?
Kind of surprised. I thought he’d pick Reyna. It is a fun sport with great team camaraderie. I used to play soccer but in XC you get so much closer to your teammates.
Tell me about this quote, “Champions are made when no one is watching.”
Garcia makes tells to run on our own before school. You have to wake up early and it is up to the runner if they want to get better.
Who is your biggest inspiration?
My older brother(David) because he is always striving to become a better person and persuades me to be more ambitious.
If you could spend a day with any celebrity dead or alive who would you choose?
Theo James because he is a good actor and he’s been in some of my favorite movies like The Divergent series.
Biggest pet peeve?
It’s gross when people chew with their mouth open. I also don’t like it when people bring themselves down. You should be confident in yourself.
Your thoughts on being selected cross country athlete of the month?
Kind of surprised. I thought he’d pick Reyna. It is a fun sport with great team camaraderie. I used to play soccer but in XC you get so much closer to your teammates.
Tell me about this quote, “Champions are made when no one is watching.”
Garcia makes tells to run on our own before school. You have to wake up early and it is up to the runner if they want to get better.
Who is your biggest inspiration?
My older brother(David) because he is always striving to become a better person and persuades me to be more ambitious.
If you could spend a day with any celebrity dead or alive who would you choose?
Theo James because he is a good actor and he’s been in some of my favorite movies like The Divergent series.
Biggest pet peeve?
It’s gross when people chew with their mouth open. I also don’t like it when people bring themselves down. You should be confident in yourself.