Wheaton College Alumni Magazine Autumn 2013 | Page 13

Wheaton Thunder Fall Sports Schedule
Ready for that big stretch, Kirsten has
especially enjoyed the team camaraderie
at Wheaton. “Having such a big team and
having everyone be in that together made
it a joy to be at practice with everyone
pushing each other.”
Though she hadn’t set specific goals for
herself before college, she says, “Once I
got here I realized it would be really fun
to have the team go to Nationals. We
had that as a group goal. For myself, I just
wanted to improve on my times, and if
other things worked out—like getting to
Nationals or setting national records—that
would be awesome.”
After a whole lot of awesome, the
applied health science major has just a
few goals for the future. Academically,
she hopes to