Natalie Fenn

GETTING TO KNOW ...

Name: Natalie Fenn

Favorite Food: Lemon chicken and basically anything chocolate
 
Favorite Movie: Now and Then
 
Favorite Television Show: Grey's Anatomy

Favorite Musical Artist: Hard to say... I guess it depends what mood I'm in, but definitely Kanye and John Mayer are up there
 
A word to describe me when I am competing:  Focused

A word to describe me when I’m not competing:  Fun-loving
 
My most memorable athletic moment was:  Making it downstate for the first time in 20 years of school history with my high school cross country team

What I like most about Emory:  The highly motivated and friendly students, and just the overall vibe of the campus
 
I would like to switch places for the day with:  Johnny Depp.  Well actually Jack Sparrow to be more specific.
 
My favorite place on the Emory campus:  The bench on the left between the Wood PEC and the DUC... I love bench dates with my xc girls!

Favorite athlete:  Marion Jones
 
The sports teams I followed when I was younger:  The Chicago Bulls and MJ!  The Cubs are pretty amazing as well :)
 
My favorite class at Emory and why:  Psyc 110 with Professor Edwards... psychology is incredibly challenging and interesting, and Professor Edwards is great!
 
The people who have helped me most at Emory are and why:  The xc team has been such a great support network for me as well as all my floor mates.  Special props to my fellow freshmen xc girls and my roommate :)

Any pre-meet/competition rituals:  Packing my running bag the night before with OCD-like tendencies...also pounding water like it's my job
 
The sport I would be playing if I wasn’t running/on the track and field team: Soccer!

If I could have dinner with only three people in history, they would be:  President Kennedy,  Johnny Cash, Eleanor Roosevelt

Ten years from now I see myself:  Working as a translator for the UN... or maybe as a social worker

The best advice I have ever been given and who gave it to you:  "Never let your fears grow so big as to block your dreams." One of my friends from grade school gave me this quote before one of my major competitions in high school.

What is something that very few, if any, people know about you:  I am a perfectionist as well as a procrastinator--quite a deadly combination.

Natalie is a freshman from Evanston, Illinois. She would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.