Catching up with Top Returners: Jacquelyn Crow

-Athlete Name: Jacquelyn Crow

-School: Lebanon High School

-Year of Graduation: 2014

-Best time in a 5K race and in which meet: 17:39 at the 2012 State Cross Country Championship Meet

-Tell us how your summer training is going?:

Training is going really well. We have been building up our mileage and are now starting to add in harder workouts to get ready for races.

-What are your goals for the upcoming season?:

My time goal for the upcoming season is to go sub 17:39, but I also hope to stay positive throughout all of my runs because it makes it more fun for everyone on the team if there is always positive energy.

-How long have you been running and how did you get started?:

I started running Cross Country and Track in 7th grade. This is mainly because in 6th we had to run a mile time trial in gym and they told me I had broken the school record with a time of 5:58. I was shocked and I could not feel my legs the rest of the day, but I still decided to run in Junior High

-Will you be competing anywhere out of state this season?:

Yes, I plan on competing at Foot Locker Regionals in Kenosha, Wisconsin

-What is your favorite course to run in Ohio?:

My favorite course that we run is at Mason because it is such a fun race with great competitors, trails and obstacles like a creek and hay- bales.

-What is the toughest course to run in Ohio?:

The toughest course to run is the regional meet held in Troy because there are always really strong winds and strong competitors.

-What meet during the regular season do you put extra emphasize on to compete well at?:

GWOC (Greater Western Ohio Conference) meet because it is our conference meet and our team always wants to do well at that.

-What is your favorite cross country race so far in your high school career?:

My favorite cross country race so far has to be the State meet last year because of the great support I had from my teammates, coaches, family, friends and the whole school. It was such a neat experience it, and I could not have done it without the people I had supporting me through it all.

-Favorite cross country memory?:

The team group hugs after the state meets my freshmen and junior year

-When you are not running what is your favorite thing to do?:

Be with my family and friends.

-Favorite quote?:

“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” Psalm 119:105

-What shoes do you train in?:

Saucony Rides

-What shoes do you race in?:

Saucony Kilkenny XC4

-What's on your Ipod when you go out for runs?:

LeCrae and other up-tempo Christian songs

-What professional athlete would you most like to meet?:

Ryan Hall because he is open about his faith and I would like to talk to him about how he brings that faith into his running.

-What is something that most people don't know about you?:

I currently hold 8 school records for running at Lebanon High School (800m, 1600m, 3200m, 5000m, 4 x 800m, 4 x 1600m, Distance Medley, and Sprint Medley).