Meet the Team: Women's Track - Rafaela Marchini
1/10/2023 12:00:00 PM | Women's Track
What's your major?
Nutrition and Dietetics
What's your dream career?
Working with athletes.
Why do you play your sport?
It inspires me to be better every day.
Who is your favorite athlete?
Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk
Who/what inspires you?
My parents.
What is something about you that people wouldn't expect?
I used to do hurdles before the long jump.
What's your proudest achievement?
Recovering from my surgery and being able to jump again.
What's the most valuable piece of advice you have received?
To live in the present and enjoy everything that happens.
Pre-game meal?
Chicken and sweet potatoes.
Pre-competition song?
Menina Se Prepara - MC Pepeu
Favorite hobby?
Reading and writing.
What does it mean to be a student-athlete?
It means being able to find balance between academics and athletics, while being successful in both.
Nutrition and Dietetics
What's your dream career?
Working with athletes.
Why do you play your sport?
It inspires me to be better every day.
Who is your favorite athlete?
Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk
Who/what inspires you?
My parents.
What is something about you that people wouldn't expect?
I used to do hurdles before the long jump.
What's your proudest achievement?
Recovering from my surgery and being able to jump again.
What's the most valuable piece of advice you have received?
To live in the present and enjoy everything that happens.
Pre-game meal?
Chicken and sweet potatoes.
Pre-competition song?
Menina Se Prepara - MC Pepeu
Favorite hobby?
Reading and writing.
What does it mean to be a student-athlete?
It means being able to find balance between academics and athletics, while being successful in both.
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