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Whitlee Young
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Year:
Sophomore |
Hometown:
Quincy,
WA |
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Date
of
Birth:
02-27-90 |
Previous
School:
Quincy
HS |
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COLLEGE:
Started her career by
finishing 34th
overall in the Whitman
Invitational… Broke the
20-minute mark for the first
time in a meet at the LCSC
Invitational where she also
placed 34th… Her
best mark came in the
Frontier Conference race
where she finished 14th
in 19:49.04… Also competed
in distance races during the
outdoor track season.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Went to State in cross
country all four years at
Quincy and placed 11th her
freshman year… Set a
personal best as a senior
with a time of 19:19… In
track, she went to state
her junior year in the 1,600
and 3,200 and senior year in
the 3,200, where she
finished 15th… She holds the
school record in both the
1,500 and 3,200… Served as
team captain of the cross
country team for four years,
and was voted the
outstanding female athlete
at the UW Olympic Peaks camp
during the summer of 2007.
PERSONAL: Born
Feb. 27, 1990… Parents
are Will and Stacey Young
and she has one brother,
Bryce... Her mom took her to
fun runs at the age of 3 and Whitlee has been running
since… Hobbies include
running, cross country
skiing, downhill skiing,
skating, swimming,
waterskiing, reading,
fishing, camping, hiking,
rock climbing, and having
funs with friends… Is an
Elementary Education major.
FAVORITE RACES:
Hells Gate… NICKNAME:
Whit… FAVORITE MOVIE:
Pride and Prejudice, 27
Dresses, The Ugly Truth…
FAVORITE FOOD:
Fruit—pretty much
anything... FAVORITE
PHRASE: To give anything
less than your best is a
sacrifice of the gift…
FAVORITE BOOK: To Kill a
Mocking Bird, The Traveling
Pants Series, The Host, The
Twilight Series, Where The
Red Fern Grows, The Five
People You Meet in Heaven,
Catcher in the Rye…
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Ace of
Cakes, Cake Boss, Jon & Kate
Plus Eight, Gossip Girl,
Castle, Grey's Anatomy, The
Bachelor or Bachelorette…FAVORITE
RESTAURANT: Taco
Jalisco…CD YOU ARE
LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW:
Fearless… MOST MEMORABLE
SPORTS MOMENT: When I
was dropped cheerleading…
WHAT IS YOUR DREAM JOB:
To be an amazing teacher
like my aunt… WHERE DO
YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10
YEARS: Teaching, and
enjoying life… WHAT DO
YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT LCSC:
The people here, the
school and best of all the
coach… WHAT DO YOU LIKE
BEST ABOUT THE CROSS
COUNTRY/TRACK PROGRAMS:
The atmosphere of the team.
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