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CLAIRE GREEN
Sport: Cross country | Year: Senior
| Major: Marketing

How do you apply cross country to academics?
To be successful in cross country you have to be gritty, and
you can’t give up. I push my body to the limits, and in the
classroom push my brain to the limits. The key to being a
student-athlete is being balanced, and you give up a social
life: Academics and practice come first.
Why running?
I enjoy training with a team but having control over my
own success. This summer, we had team building and
high-altitude training — a week of intense training to
get an advantage at the beginning of season and make
connections between old and new teammates.
Favorite UA classes?
The Eller program is very structured, but I try to take one
class a semester just because I want to take it. My favorite
class is African dance; I’ve taken it twice now. I’ve enjoyed
Native American linguistics and a U.S.-Mexico border class,
which was really interesting because it is so relevant, being
in Tucson. I really love my marketing classes, especially
sports marketing.
What do you do in your spare time?
I love to read and I love to dance. I like anything outside:
walking, hiking and swimming. I can’t sit still. Photography.
I like to eat, of course. Sushi is my favorite thing to go get.
Inspiring college experiences?
An internship in Japan with Sports Camps of America. A
teammate and I were English immersion camp counselors;
we relied on sports to bridge the language gap.
Marketing major?
I started in elementary education and switched to
marketing. You can get into any field with a marketing
major. My mom is a middle school math teacher and there
are so many students unnoticed or underserved. I want
to start a nonprofit that provides educational services to
reach underserved students to help them be successful.
Why the University of Arizona?
When I met with the coaches, I knew I wouldn’t find better
coaches anywhere — and it has great training weather
year-round.

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