2013 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
Modesto High School: Four-year letterwinner. ... First-team all-league as a sophomore, junior, and senior. ... Team's Most Valuable Runner for cross country as a junior and senior, and as a senior for track ... Coach's Award as a freshman and sophomore.
Personal: Emma Grace Van Nes. ... Born Aug. 8, 1995. ... Integrated studies / sociology major.
Fun facts: Enjoys cross country because of the team atmosphere and the different terrain, as opposed to running around a track. ... Also enjoys skiing, and has been doing that since age 6. ... Favorite sport to watch is baseball. ... Wanted to attend college in the Seattle area, "stumbled upon SPU, and I loved it. It just felt right." ... Book she just couldn't put down was "The Hunger Games." ... Favorite junk food is ice cream. ... Favorite healthy food is artichokes. ... Favorite sports team is the San Francisco Giants. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Nelson Mandela because "I've had a fascination with Africa, and he was such an influential figure in the progression of Africa as a whole. I would serve salisbury steak with green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, and gravy." ... Wants to go to Africa "and be surrounded by their culture and way of life, and be somewhere where things aren't taken for granted and helpfulness doesn't go unnoticed."
