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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007
WE HAVE A CHAT WITH CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER ALICIA MCGREGOR ON GOALS, EXPECTATIONS, ROLE MODELS AND TEAM'S HALLOWEEN PLANS
How do you think the team will do at the Big 12 championships?
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A. Our goal is to get into the top half. It's going to be really challenging because everybody in the Big 12 got better. It's going to be hard, but I think if we all have a really good race at the same time we should get there.
Q. Who's your favorite professional athlete? ...
A. Michael Johnson. He's actually the reason why I started running, I actually thought I was a spinner because I ran the mile in sixth grade for gym class and I was always the first one done. So I wanted to be like him and his golden shoes and go to the Olympics and run the 100. But, obviously, I'm a distance runner.
Q. What's your favorite thing to eat after a race?
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Q. How do you feel about having a combined men's and women's cross country team?
A. Bad food. I guess, just comfort food. I'm always craving something fruity and cold, so a smoothie or something like that.
A. I love it. I've heard just this year that Texas has completely separate programs. I would never be able to imagine having that because here it's just like in high school. I just like having the girls and the guys. It's a totally different dynamic.
Q. Do you know what you're going to be for Halloween?
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A. Yeah. I'm going to be the girl from flash dance with the brown hair and everything.
Q. What's your favorite scary movie?
A. Oh my gosh, I hate scary movies. The best one would be "Signs" because of the whole message at the end. So it means more and it's not as scary.
Q. What's your favorite type of candy?
A. Candy corn. I've just been eating them every day. Those candy corn pumpkins, I love those.
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Q. What scares you more, vampires or werewolves?
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A. Werewolves, you don't know how to kill them. With
Q. What are your plans for this Halloween?
vampires you have a stake.
A. We're trying to have a party with the team, all of the guys and girls, but we can't really convince the guys to have a party. I think that because all of the guys have houses and the girls just have apartments we were like, 'Okay, you guys can host it.'
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How do you expect the team to do at the Big 12 Championships?
A. I think our team will do pretty well. We've been training real hard at practices. I think for regions to go well, the Big 12's are important. As far as placing, I want to say the middle of the pack, but I'm not in a position to say which place.
Q. Where's your favorite place to run?
A. Probably one of my favorite places to run is just basically anywhere out in the country. It's real nice to get out in the open. It feels more free, not tied down to city streets, and you can just go wherever you want.
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Q. How do you feel about having a combined men's and women's cross country team?
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A. I'd say, most of the time it's OK. Sometimes though, I think the guys' team would probably like it a little bit more if it were a little more separated because there are certain things that girls and guys just don't do the same. I think all in all we try to get along as best as we can.
Q. As fat as running goes, who been your biggest inspiration?
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A. It's always been the senior leaders for me. It was in high school the same as it is now. We just had great senior leadership and now we have Paul [Hefferon] and Colby [Wissel] and Patrick [McGowan]. They've just really helped to make it fun for the rest of the team.
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Q. If Coach Redwine and Coach Clark raced, who would win?
A. Coach Clark is probably in better long distance shape. It would depend on the race, but I'm going to have to go with Redwine on this one.
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Q. What's your favorite TV Show right now?
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A. Right now, it would probably be "That '70s Show."
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Q. If you were a superhero, what would your superpower be?
A. It would probably be the ability to fly. I've always kind of had a fascination with flying.
Q. Who would be your arch nemesis?
A. My arch nemesis would probably be Paul Hefferon. His power would be able to freeze people.
Q. How would Paul try to destroy the world?
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Basically, he would just freeze everybody and go around and change things to his liking and when he unfreezes everybody, everything would just break loose and there would be mass chaos.
Q. How would you save the world?
A. What's Paul's one weakness?
I would probably put a plate of ▶ Naismith breakfast in front of Paul and while he's distracted, I would take his powers from him.
Edited by Rachel Bock
HOW MY BY Adam Lott, creative writing major PARENTS MET PART 5 OF A 5-PART SERIES
Mymom is always half embarrassed to tell the story of how she and my dad met. But really, there's no other way it could've happened. Had they met at a church potluck, for instance, it would not have been awe-inspiring to watch my dad eat potato salad. Luckily, though, my mom first met my dad at Freemen's in 1976. That night he lit a disco inferno in her heart that is still burning 32 years later.
Freemen's punctuated its pulsating disco beats with the sweet and simple twang of a country two step and my father could do it all. His Hustle was as strong as his West Texas Waltz and my poor mother had no choice. When she joined him on the dance floor that night, some part of her knew that she was going to be dancing with David Lott for as long as they both would live. Not that my dad had much choice in the matter either.
"I'm all fired up! my dad told mom later that evening. "Because you're a really pretty girl and usually really pretty girls aren't nice at all—they don't have to be. But you're not like that, you're the prettiest and nicest person I've ever met."
How do you not fall in love with the prettiest and nicest person you've ever met? How do you not fall in love with the most amazing dancer you've ever seen?
The fact is, you do. You don't have any other choice.
We want to hear YOUR story for a chance at $100
In 250 words or less, tell us the story of how your parents met. Funny, tragic, or just plain weird, we want to hear it.
24 finalists will be chosen to read their entries live at the English Alternative Theatre premiere of two one-act plays by KU students:
"PLEASE TAKE...SERIOUSLY!" By Adam Lott November 9-11
"LIGHTS FADE, CURTAIN!" By Whitney Rowland Lawrence Arts Center
Entries must be submitted by Friday, October 26 to plim@ku.edu