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Chase Austin, Brown County freshman cross-country runner
Austin finished 42nd in 17 minutes, 31 seconds for 5,000 meters (3.1 miles) Saturday to lead the Eagles to a 16th-place team finish in Saturday’s Valley Cross Kickoff at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross-Country Course in Terre Haute.
His performance last week: “I felt like it was pretty good, especially for the first meet. It’s definitely not a flat course, so I thought my time was good for that. .”
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Do you do anything special to prepare? “In the days before, I took it easier than I have the past couple of weeks.”
Favorite drink: “I drink a lot of milk.”
Favorite food: “Mac and cheese”
Favorite class: “Math”
Favorite sports team: “Indiana Pacers”
Favorite athlete: “Victor Oladipo”
Role model: “My grandpa (Mike Wheeler) was a runner.”
Best advice: “I’ve always heard, ‘Run my race.’ You want to get a good start and make sure you can hold that position.”
Athletics goal: “I’d like to get to state this year.”
If you could travel anywhere: “I’d really like to go to Europe because it’s a different culture.”
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Nathaly Munnicha, Columbus North junior golfer
Munnicha fired a 2-under-par 33 to win medalist honors and lead the Bull Dogs to a 150-205 win at Jennings County. She also had a 75 Saturday to tie for fourth individually and lead North to a fourth-place finish in the Zionsville Invitational.
Her performance last week: “I played all right, but I could have done better. I left a couple of shots out there. But I still have a lot of the season to go.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I usually warm up around the putting green.”
Favorite drink: “Water”
Favorite food: “Ice cream”
Favorite class: “Math”
Favorite sports team: “Indiana Pacers”
Favorite athlete: “Tiger Woods”
Role model: “My parents (Khamphet and Joanne Munnicha)”
Best advice: “One shot at a time. Don’t get ahead of yourself.”
Athletics goal: “I would really like to play college golf.”
If you could travel anywhere: “Thailand, where there are elephants.”
