Highlander Highlight: A Day In The Life Of ... Weslie Totten
9/3/2013 2:10:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
Riverside—UC Riverside women's cross country runner Weslie Totten is anticipating the start of her freshman season which begins September 14 at the UCR Invitational, and we here at gohighlanders.com got to know her a little better this summer via our Highlander Highlights.
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Weslie ...
   ... is from Santa Clarita Valley, CA.
      ... always has dreams that she is flying.
         ... is majoring in liberal arts.
            ... is the daughter of a pastor.
               ... will not eat zucchini.
                  ... loves to thrift store shop.
Weslie's favorite thing about herself is that she is a twin and gets to be around her best friend all the time.
Even after suffering through an eight-week long concussion that was followed by a stress fracture, Weslie was able to achieve her greatest goal in life to date by not giving up and fulfilling her dream of running in college.
Weslie would not be caught dead at any place that involves dancing—she hates dancing and claims she has no rhythm.
If she could learn one thing, she would learn to speak different languages that would allow her to better communicate with people when she travels to different countries around the world.
Weslie is part of a running family: her dad ran the Boston Marathon this past year, her mom ran in high school, her brother, Seth, currently runs here at UCR, and her sister will be a freshman runner at Arizona State University. Even her dog goes on most runs with the family.
To get to know your student-athletes, keep a lookout for more Highlander Highlights!
To support Weslie and the rest of the student-athletes that make up our 17 intercollegiate sports, please donate to the UC Riverside Athletics Association by visiting the Association's web site.
(View Past Highlander Highlights)
Weslie ...
   ... is from Santa Clarita Valley, CA.
      ... always has dreams that she is flying.
         ... is majoring in liberal arts.
            ... is the daughter of a pastor.
               ... will not eat zucchini.
                  ... loves to thrift store shop.
Weslie's favorite thing about herself is that she is a twin and gets to be around her best friend all the time.
Even after suffering through an eight-week long concussion that was followed by a stress fracture, Weslie was able to achieve her greatest goal in life to date by not giving up and fulfilling her dream of running in college.
Weslie would not be caught dead at any place that involves dancing—she hates dancing and claims she has no rhythm.
If she could learn one thing, she would learn to speak different languages that would allow her to better communicate with people when she travels to different countries around the world.
Weslie is part of a running family: her dad ran the Boston Marathon this past year, her mom ran in high school, her brother, Seth, currently runs here at UCR, and her sister will be a freshman runner at Arizona State University. Even her dog goes on most runs with the family.
To get to know your student-athletes, keep a lookout for more Highlander Highlights!
To support Weslie and the rest of the student-athletes that make up our 17 intercollegiate sports, please donate to the UC Riverside Athletics Association by visiting the Association's web site.
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