LEIA SHEARER TOMMY DUVER

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• 2022-2023 season is his first season

• Decided to try track instead of baseball this year, so he took up indoor track to prepare for the spring season

• Progressed throughout the season by trying a variety of different events such as the shot put (his favorite), the weight throw, relays, the 600m, and the 1800m.

• Plans to run recreationally with his friend Thomas Riveros at Cornell University while majoring in applied economics.

Duver feels very lucky to be participating in indoor track his senior year, saying that it helps him be more active, relieve stress from the school day, and balance a rigorous work schedule. It is not always easy being a top athlete and top student, Duver shared. Duver’s favorite memory from this season was learning how to weight throw as “[he likes to] try new things on the track team.” Reflecting back on this season, Duver tells The Howler he will miss being able to compete athletically: “I did not compete on sports teams before my junior year and I wish I had started earlier. I have always been very academically focused, but joining a team has been a very positive experience.” One piece of advice Duver would like to share with underclassmen on the track team is, “invest in a good pair of shoes. The dollars per mile ratio is very important.” He also tells his younger teammates to see track as “something you get to do, an opportunity to make you a stronger person and build character.”

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• Been a part of HAC swimming since the 7th grade

• Born with a talent for swimming and was encouraged by her mother - a past varsity swimmer - to compete. Not a big fan of the other winter sport offerings.

• Improved most dramatically from 8th grade to junior year, and continues to get better every day with impressive times such as 27high for her 50 free, and 102-high for her 100 free

• Plans to attend a 4-year college for exercise science and swim at the intramural level