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Player Profile: Jen Wu

Women's Track and Field

Published: Thursday, April 30, 2009

Updated: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 11:06

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Jaime White

Full name: Jennifer WuMajor: Athletic training

Hometown: Monroeville, PA

Year: Senior

Favorite color: Green

Most memorable sports moment: Scoring a goal in the Rec Soccer Championship Game, which we ended up winning 3-0.

Favorite sports team: Pittsburgh Penguins and Steelers

Years involved with track: 9 years

Siblings: Jay 26, Josh 15

Favorite foods: Pierogies and haluski

Hobbies/Interests: Listening to/playing music, reading, running, frisbee

My inspiration: "My friend Bobie, who passed away from bone cancer at the age of 17. Strongest person I've ever met, I can only hope to be a fraction of the person he was."

Dream vacation: "My heart is in Italy"

Dream job: Working for Nike or UnderArmour, etc. developing sports equipment and traveling around the world

Favorite band/artist/genre: Tie between Mae, Jimmy Eat World, and Matt Nathanson; basically anything rock/acoustic/indie

Favorite movie: Ocean's Eleven

Favorite Bible verse: Isaiah 40:31

Favorite book: The Beacon at Alexandria by Gillian Bradshaw

Favorite vacation spot: Anywhere really

Favorite drink: Milk

Favorite animal: Tiger

My events: Long Jump, Triple Jump, 100m Dash

What I love about track: "Despite the individuality of each event, it's still a team sport, and it's so diverse.

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