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Whitlee Young
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Year:
Freshman |
Hometown:
Quincy,
WA |
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Date
of
Birth:
2-27-90 |
Previous
School:
Quincy
HS |
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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
February 27, 1990… Parents
are Will and Stacey Young
and she has one brother,
Bryce (14)... 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, waterskiing, biking,
competitive swimming,
soccer, sports, being
outdoors, being a lifeguard,
reading, cooking and eating,
floral arrangements, making
things beautiful and
definitely shopping… Is an
Elementary Education major
at LCSC.
NICKNAME:
Whit, Whitty & Whitty Mae
FAVORITE MOVIE: Pride
and Prejudice
FAVORITE FOOD:
Fruit...pretty much
anything!
FAVORITE PHRASE:
“To give
anything less than your best
is to sacrifice the gift.”
- Steve
Prefontaine
FAVORITE BOOK:
I LOVE to read...so that is
hard to answer probably "The
Five People You Meet In
Heaven."
FAVORITE TV SHOWS:
Grey's Anatomy, Men in
Trees, What Not to Wear, and
John & Kate plus 8
FAVORITE RESTAURANT:
Tacos Jalisco
FAVORITE MUSICIANS:
Everything and everyone
CD YOU ARE LISTENING TO
RIGHT NOW: Hmm, none,
but...the last three I
bought were Katy Perry,
Miranda Lambert, and Fallout
Boys
MOST MEMORABLE SPORTS
MOMENT: When I tripped
on the first day of practice
of my senior year--on the
warm-up lap. Or in
basketball my freshman
year--I did some blonde
things!
WHAT IS YOUR DREAM JOB:
To be an awesome
kindergarten teacher like my
aunt
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF
IN 10 YEARS:
Teaching, married, some
kids, still doing fun runs,
maybe some triathlons,
teaching swim lessons, and
hopefully coaching cross
country
WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST
ABOUT LCSC: Lots of
things: the location, the
temperatures, the size of
school
WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST
ABOUT THE LCSC CROSS
COUNTRY/TRACK PROGRAMS:
The coach, my roommate, and
the team
WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST
ABOUT BEING AN ATHLETE AT
LCSC: I feel it is an
honor to represent LCSC
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