Preferred Name: Leila

Pronouns (optional): she/her/hers

Birthday: August 29th :)

Where do you call home? Hanover, NH

What are you up to this summer? I’m the science education fellow on Bowdoin’s Scientific Station at Kent Island located in New Brunswick, Canada. I spend my days in the field helping with data collection and in the lab creating lesson plans for local students based on the data findings of the scientists on the Island.

Class of: 2023

Major/Minor/Academic Interests: Environmental Studies, Government, Biology and Education!

Track or XC?: XC all the way! Running on trails beats running in circles any day of the week:)

Favorite place to run: I love the Commons to Simpson’s route in Brunswick, and I love running on the Appalachian Trail in my hometown.

Sport you would play if you didn't run: Ski Racing! I did Nordic in HS, and I miss it a lot!

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist): Whip it (ofc) and As it Was by Harry Styles
Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season (optional)?: I want to do a team workout at Wolfe’s Neck State Park at some point!

Favorite Place in Brunswick: Simpson’s point!

Favorite snack: Goldfish, Teddy’s Crunchy Peanut Butter, AND crunchy lentil potato curls from Trader Joe’s !!! 😋

Favorite book: I really enjoyed Educated by Tara Westover:)

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be? MAMA MIA!!! 

Guilty Pleasure: TIK-TOK (not making them, just mindlessly scrolling for extended periods of time)

Sunrise or sunset? This is tough because once I get up for the Sunrise I LOVE it, but actually getting out of bed for it is often unsuccessful. I guess I’ll have to go with sunset hehe. 

Moderately unrealistic dream job: Hmm, I guess just something that I enjoy doing everyday! In a dream world would love to travel around and talk to people about their life stories and the things they’ve learned.

2 hours ago? Working on a lesson about food webs for middle schoolers!

2 days ago? Hanging out on the Island, and attempting to do a longer run with Neena on the overgrown trails here

2 weeks ago? Also hanging out on the Island (I can’t really go anywhere lol). Trying (unsuccessfully) to avoid getting pooped on by the gulls:(

2 months ago? I was on Bowdoin’s campus finishing up my junior year!

2 years ago? I was at home for the initial Covid shutdown hanging with my sister and nannying for a local family! 

Preferred Name: Emma (but feel free to call me Emma Noel b/c there are 3 Emmas!) 

Pronouns (optional): she/her

Birthday: May 17, 2001

Where do you call home?: Lower Merion, PA

What are you up to this summer?: Working at Bowdoin on neuroscience research with Professor Honeycutt! We (broadly) use a rat model of early life adversity to look at later life behavioral and neurological changes. My day to day is spent doing surgeries, slicing brains and running different genetic assays and visualization procedures. 

Class of: 2023
Major/Minor/Academic Interests: Biochemistry and History! 

Track or XC?: Last year I would have said track, but XC in Maine has won me over 

Favorite place to run: Simpsons via commons! Or the Wissahickon at home 

Sport you would play if you didn't run:  Realistically field hockey b/c I played in high school but I would also love to swim 

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist):  Everytime we touch (Cascada) and Empire State of Mind (JAY-Z and Alicia Keys) 

Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season (optional)?: I would love to do team apple picking or run on the Eastern trail like we did last year! 

Favorite Place in Brunswick: Dog Bar Jim for the best coffee/bagels! 

Favorite snack: Wheat thins and anything with peanut butter

Favorite book: This really depends on my mood but I love Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn and I just read modern love (edited by Daniel Jones) which I recommend to anyone who likes short stories!!

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: Breaking Bad because its my all-time favorite

Guilty Pleasure: watching breaking bad

Sunrise or sunset?: Sunset 

Moderately unrealistic dream job: If I wasn't planning to work in biotech industry I would love to be a high school track coach or a principal 

2 hours ago?: Drinking coffee from dog bar Jim

2 days ago?: Going to a free concert in Freeport with my roommates

2 weeks ago?:  Eating at Taco Escobar in Portland! 

2 months ago?: Finishing up the school year and saying goodbye to seniors :( 

2 years ago?: Covid :'( but I was nannying for four six-year olds

Pronouns (optional): she/hers

Birthday: 11/25/2001

Where do you call home?: Concord, MA (JOB)

What are you up to this summer?: Interning at Microsoft near Seattle, WA

Class of: 2024

Major/Minor/Academic Interests:  Computer Science major, Hispanic Studies minor, leader of the Bowdoin Women in CS Club on campus next year (along with teammate Thando!)

Track or XC?: I think XC but there is something to be said for a track race generally being shorter 

Favorite place to run: Wharton’s 7.5 mile loop or casco/whartons 10 mile loop, also Battle Road Trail in Lexington, MA

Sport you would play if you didn't run: lacrosse (too burnt out from swimming to consider)

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist):  Superimpose by Elio or Cold Heart Dua Lipa/Elton John PNAU remix

Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season (optional)?: celebrate my birthday <3, also apple picking would be great, team yoga, swim in bioluminescence while it’s warm

Favorite Place in Brunswick: Wild Oats for Sunday morning 10% student discount, breakfast sandwiches/lattes, and study vibes, Little Dog for the vibes but not the prices

Favorite snack: popcorn. Also granola bars

Favorite book: A Deadly Education, Naomi Novik

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: Heartstopper? Idk most recent one I watched. Sky High could be cool bc that implies superpowers

Guilty Pleasure: crosswords, Tiktok

Sunrise or sunset?: sunset

Moderately unrealistic dream job: paid to exist <3

2 hours ago?: at work 

2 days ago?: test played a new expansion pack of Cards against Humanity 

2 weeks ago?: Went to a pro women’s soccer game (OR Reign)

2 months ago?: Track end-of-season festivities (did scroll all the way back in my camera roll to check May 14)

2 years ago?: went to eye doctor #badvision and did a sunset swim in a town pond at night ( again checked the camera roll)

Pronouns (optional): He/Him

Birthday: April 3rd

Where do you call home?: Needham, MA (Classic JOB suburb)

What are you up to this summer?: Interning at Triumvirate Environmental, assisting the company in crafting their 2021 Sustainability Report! 

Class of: 2023

Major/Minor/Academic Interests: Majors: Government & Legal Studies and Environmental Studies, Minor: History

Track or XC?: XC for sure. No explanation needed.

Favorite place to run: Bike Path! Never fails on a recovery day.

Sport you would play if you didn't run: Baseball 

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist): YMCA (Team song— just ask Ryan Smith)

Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season (optional)?: Whiffle Ball again! (It helps me scout out who I should target to join the T&F Charity Softball team in the Spring— or text (781) 540-1713 if you want a personal tryout/evaluation) ***serious inquiries only.

Favorite Place in Brunswick: Flight Deck

Favorite snack: Chips and Guac

Favorite book: A Civil Action (idk I haven’t read a book that’s not for school purposes since like middle school but that’s the best “school book” I’ve read in years) 

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: Tom vs. Time (infamous documentary where Tom Brady 🐐 kisses his son on the lips)

Guilty Pleasure: Watching The Bachelor with my mom

Sunrise or sunset?: Sunset

Moderately unrealistic dream job: Sports Radio Talk Show Host

2 hours ago?: Watching the finale of Ozark with my parents

2 days ago?: Slicing every single shot at the driving range

2 weeks ago?: Running in the dark on a full stomach after going out to dinner for my mom’s birthday (not fun)

2 months ago?: Pulling a planned all-nighter in Smith Union with Leila to complete my last final 

2 years ago?: Probably scrolling mindlessly through Tiktok for hours because that’s all anyone did in 2020

Pronouns (optional): she/her

Birthday: March 17

Where do you call home?: Indianapolis, Indiana

What are you up to this summer?: Interning at the Natural Resources Council of Maine, doing environmental policy research on a variety of topics

Class of: 2024

Major/Minor/Academic Interests:  Environmental Studies and Government

Track or XC?: XC

Favorite place to run: Any route that takes me to the ocean

Sport you would play if you didn't run: swimming (solely because I lack the hand eye coordination / skill to play literally any other sport)

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist):  Late Night Talking by Harry Styles

Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season (optional)?: Running on the Eastern Trail Again and Ben & Jerry's run

Favorite Place in Brunswick: Dog Bar Jim 

Favorite snack: Anything with chocolate and/or peanut butter

Favorite book: Book Lovers (probably not my favorite book ever but just recently read it and really enjoyed it)

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: Parks and Rec just because it's one of my favorite shows

Guilty Pleasure: Tiktok

Sunrise or sunset?: sunrise

Moderately unrealistic dream job: Getting paid to read and travel 

2 hours ago?: asleep but probably should've woken up early to run

2 days ago?: making way too many phone calls to bottle redemption centers 

2 weeks ago?: exploring Bath's Fourth of July weekend actinides 

2 months ago?: The day I finally got covid (thank you Abby for the camera roll reminder)

2 years ago?: Lifeguarding

Preferred Name: Tori 

Pronouns (optional): she/her

Birthday: October 21, 2003

Where do you call home?: Yarmouth, Maine

What are you up to this summer?: Spending lots of time outdoors with friends and family and working at a vegan ice cream shop in Portland! 

Class of: 2026

Major/Minor/Academic Interests:  Environmental Studies, Biology, and Government 

Track or XC?: XC for sure!

Favorite place to run: I love running to Sunset Point and over the Cousins island bridge near my house in Yarmouth. I also love running on the path on Santa Monica beach when I visit my brother in California!

Sport you would play if you didn't run: Probably swimming because my mom and sister were both great swimmers. 

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist):  “The Man” by Taylor Swift

Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season (optional)?: I think apple picking would be super fun!  

Favorite Place in Brunswick: I don’t know Brunswick super well since I’m a first year but I like Bay Bowls Açaí! I’m looking forward to exploring more places!

Favorite snack: Homemade peanut butter chocolate chip protein bars and fruit (especially berries)

Favorite book: I really liked Bravey by Alexi Pappas and Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: Probably “Friends” because I love that show and they always seem to have fun! 

Guilty Pleasure: TikTok 

Sunrise or sunset?: Honestly no preference they’re both beautiful!

Moderately unrealistic dream job: Making the New York Times mini crosswords 

2 hours ago?: Running with a friend!

2 days ago?: Went out for smoothie bowls with my parents after my hill workout, played Uno by the ocean, got a shot (which I absolutely hate doing but I know is necessary), and went for a walk along the ocean!

2 weeks ago?:  Ran on my high school XC course and had a picnic by the ocean!

2 months ago?: I should’ve been at prom but unfortunately I had COVID :(  I was also studying for IB exam

2 years ago?: Upcycled clothes with my sister and (according to my camera roll) made a dish with soba noodles!

Preferred Name: Kelsey 

Pronouns (optional): she/her

Birthday: 10/15/2003

Where do you call home?: Waccabuc NY (but i am now a resident of New Fairfield Connecticut lol)

What are you up to this summer?:Enjoying the outdoors and my free time 🤑

Class of: 2025

Major/Minor/Academic Interests:  Bio / Earth and Oceanographic Science 

Track or XC?: XC obiously 🙄

Favorite place to run: Ur moms house 🤣 jk commons bc trails = life 🤞

Sport you would play if you didn't run: rock climbing or mountain biking 

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist): Doses and Mimosas (a classic)  

Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season (optional)?: Run to Ben and Jerry’s again 🤤

Favorite Place in Brunswick: The quad - basking in the sun

Favorite snack: Bamba peanut snacks from Trader Joe’s

Favorite book: Percy Jackson 🙏

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: Harry Potter 🧙‍♀️

Guilty Pleasure: Dua Lipa 🙅‍♀️

Sunrise or sunset?: Sunrise

Moderately unrealistic dream job:  Nature Photographer

2 hours ago?: getting eggs from the store 🐔

2 days ago?: Laruvly run, little lake swim, then sunset hike

2 weeks ago?: Getting back home after month long backpacking trip in the northern cascades

2 months ago?: On a trip to acadia during reading period🦄

2 years ago?: At lake Winnipesaukee with family friends

Preferred Name: Emma (Em/RJ/Lou/anything else works too! Anything to distinguish from the other 2 Emmas)

Pronouns (optional): She/her

Birthday: 04/29/2004

Where do you call home?: Cambridge, MA

What are you up to this summer?: Traveling and working random jobs!

Class of: '26

Major/Minor/Academic Interests: hmm...maybe environmental studies or French or Italian? really all over the place

Track or XC?: Xc for the team, track for the races ;)

Favorite place to run: along the Charles river across from Boston

Sport you would play if you didn't run: Gymnastics maybe, but I want to get into nordic skiing

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist): right down the line by gerry rafferty or touch the sky by kanye west

Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season (optional)?: maybe a hike/post run swiming?

Favorite Place in Brunswick: I like that diner across from the bullmoose 

Favorite snack: cheezits or bagels

Favorite book: blueberries for sal or one morning in maine by robert mcclosky

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: harry potter or some wes anderson movie 

Guilty Pleasure: watching too hot to handle and tiktok

Sunrise or sunset?: sunset

Moderately unrealistic dream job: lighthouse keeper 

2 hours ago?: running

2 days ago?: tutoring math

2 weeks ago?: in paris 

2 months ago?: at a graduation party

2 years ago?: on a boat to cuttyhunk

Preferred Name: Steph

Pronouns (optional): she/her

Birthday: 4/4/2002

Where do you call home?: Barrington, Rhode Island

What are you up to this summer?: Interning at a neurodevelopment lab in Providence, RI

Class of: ‘24

Major/Minor/Academic Interests: Neuroscience major/Asian Studies minor

Track or XC?: Definitely XC ;)

Favorite place to run: Simpson’s Point 

Sport you would play if you didn't run: I was a competitive gymnast before I started running in High School 

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist): 22 by Taylor Swift

Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season (optional)?: Team run to Ben & Jerry’s!

Favorite Place in Brunswick: Little Dog Coffee Shop

Favorite snack: Peanut butter chocolate Lara bars

Favorite book: Favorite is hard but I just read Normal People by Sally Rooney and I loved it!

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: I love Community and I think it would be so fun (and hilarious) to be friends with the characters  

Guilty Pleasure: Tiktok

Sunrise or sunset?: Sunset 

Moderately unrealistic dream job: Interior designer 

2 hours ago?: Running!

2 days ago?: At work doing an cognitive assessment with the most adorable 4 year old <3

2 weeks ago?: Running with Matt Audi ‘24!

2 months ago?: Studying for finals :/

2 years ago?: Getting hyped for freshman year!

Preferred Name: Any variation of my name, including car related puns

Pronouns (optional): He/him/his

Birthday: 12/20/2001

Where do you call home?: Suffern, NY

What are you up to this summer?: I am a camp counselor for 7-8 year old boys!

Class of: 2024

Major/Minor/Academic Interests: Anthropology and Government Double Major  

Track or XC?: XC training but indoor races 

Favorite place to run: Rockefeller State Park 

Sport you would play if you didn't run: Soccer

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist): Me and My Guitar by A Boogie Wit da Hoodie

Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season (optional)?: Team Cookout / Barbecue 

Favorite Place in Brunswick: The Bowdoin Pines

Favorite snack: Olives 

Favorite book: Harry Potter 

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: Stranger things, but I want to be one of the extras that doesn’t get eaten 

Guilty Pleasure: 100 Gecs!

Sunrise or sunset?: Sunset 

Moderately unrealistic dream job: Antarctic Explorer

2 hours ago?: Going to the Chiropractor 

2 days ago?: Leading my campers through the day while trying to minimize the inevitable chaos

2 weeks ago?: Running with Steph Chun 24’ and celebrating my cousins birthday with a large Lebanese dinner 

2 months ago?: Squatting in the dorm while trying to help my roommates move out

2 years ago?: Telling Home Depot customers to wear a mask

Preferred Name: Paul

Pronouns (optional): he/him

Birthday: 01/11/2004

Where do you call home?: Burlington, MA (very uncommon JOB suburb)

What are you up to this summer?: Working in real estate (small family business) doing sales, drafting preliminary house plans, and scouting out construction projects

Class of: 2026

Major/Minor/Academic Interests: Neuroscience, Italian

Track or XC?: XC because of the smaller, more intimate team

Favorite place to run: Landlocked Forest in Burlington/Lexington, MA

Sport you would play if you didn't run: Soccer

Favorite Place in Brunswick: Frosty's (I love the elderly people that run the place)

Favorite snack: Blueberries

Favorite book: Gatsby

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: Willy Wonka (as an Oompa Loompa)

Guilty Pleasure: Zillow

Sunrise or sunset?: Sunrise

Moderately unrealistic dream job: 18th century architect (working within Georgian, Federal, Baroque styles)

2 hours ago?: Making a Target run

2 days ago?: Running with Ryan Supple in Lexington!!

2 weeks ago?: Meeting Bernie Sanders in Burlington, VT!! He was just walking down the street like a normal dude and was visibly annoyed that I recognized him

2 months ago?: Took my high school Italian teacher to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (my favorite art museum in Boston) where we had FUN talking about architecture and art history

2 years ago?: Helping my grandfather plant tomatoes in his backyard garden (source: camera roll)

Pronouns (optional): he/him

Birthday: 2/10/2002

Where do you call home?: portland, maine

What are you up to this summer?: working at a summer camp in estes park, colorado

Class of: 2024

Major/Minor/Academic Interests: anthropology major and government&legal studies minor

Track or XC?: xc hands down

Favorite place to run: rocky mountain national park

Sport you would play if you didn't run: baseball (just helped out camp staff destroy a bunch of cowboys in a softball game)

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist):  good ass intro by chance the rapper

Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season (optional)?: acadia trip

Favorite Place in Brunswick: commons

Favorite snack: fruity chewy candy

Favorite book: jurassic park

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: free solo because i want to hang with everyone in it (i’ve met tommy caldwell and his kids are my favorite campers)

Guilty Pleasure: cars 2

Sunrise or sunset?: tough but sunset

Moderately unrealistic dream job: sponsored van life ski mountaineer

2 hours ago?: booling with my family in boulder, co

2 days ago?: stressing about coworkers getting covid

2 weeks ago?: hiking mt ida

2 months ago?: getting my first haircut since august 2020 (just a trim though)

2 years ago?: hanging in acadia national park 

Preferred Name: Lex or Alexa 

Pronouns (optional): she/her 

Birthday: 11/05/2003

Where do you call home?: Maple Grove, Minnesota 

What are you up to this summer?: doing the things with people I said I would do multiple years ago before I leave 

Class of: '26

Major/Minor/Academic Interests:
Environmental studies and biology 

Track or XC?: depends on the season, more often xc 

Favorite place to run: Elm creek park reserve 

Sport you would play if you didn't run: played basketball in high school, but I would say tennis or I have always wanted to try waterpollo. 

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist): Unstoppable by Sia, Champion by Bishop Briggs, and  Is You Ready by Migos 

Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season (optional)?:  in high school we did this thing called the bacon game. It is a combination of football, capture the flag, and chucking bacon 

Favorite Place in Brunswick: don't know yet! 

Favorite snack: cheezits and mango ( not together) 

Favorite book: umm I really like One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus 

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: I would be on the amazing race with my sister 

Guilty Pleasure: idk at the moment 

Sunrise or sunset?: sunset 

Moderately unrealistic dream job: professional traveler 

2 hours ago?: sunrise yoga 

2 days ago?: With my cousins I went to Valleyfair, which is an amusement park 

2 weeks ago?: celebrating the 4th of july on the lake with neighbors and swimming all day! 

2 months ago?: Getting ready for senior prom! I was on prom court and got to serve lunch to the rest of the school one day!

2 years ago?: driving to Maine and sleeping in a rooftop tent as we went!

Preferred Name: James

Pronouns (optional): He/Him

Birthday: May 3rd, 2001

Where do you call home?: Hinsdale, IL

What are you up to this summer?: Working at a Boston-based company building a fusion energy machine, taking the T, and spending most weekends by some body of water

Class of: '23.5

Major/Minor/Academic Interests:
Math and Physics

Track or XC?: XC, not a contest

Favorite place to run: Highland Rd on Pleasant Hill 11.5

Sport you would play if you didn't run: Disc golf

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist): American Dream: Plan B by Tom Petty, because this will be the only song you will hear all fall in the locker room, before every practice and every meet.

Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season (optional)?:  Lex's bacon game

Favorite Place in Brunswick: Pickard

Favorite snack: Grandma's Mini Sandwich Cremes 

Favorite book: A Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equations by Daniel Fleisch

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: Drive to Survive

Guilty Pleasure: Spending 2 hours on a tuesday night with Ryan trying to throw a foam golf ball into a dining hall cup

Sunrise or sunset?: sunset 

Moderately unrealistic dream job: author or astronaut

2 hours ago?: Taking the Downeaster back to Boston and watching Bob's Burgers

2 days ago?: at the Coastal Studies Center for a late night dip (was definitely wearing a bathing suit)

2 weeks ago?: On a boat catching a larger fish than both ryan and john

2 months ago?: Making a run at the softball 'ship with the boys (football team cheated)

2 years ago?: Painting a mural with a rainbow and flowers on my high school xc coach's shed for his kids

Preferred Name: R-Dog

Pronouns (optional): him

Birthday: 02/31/01

Where do you call home?: Needham, Mass

What are you up to this summer?: This summer I have been enjoying long walks on the beach and am interning at a cheese factory in Manchester by the Sea (hit me up to run if you’re in the area!)

Class of: 2023

Major/Minor/Academic Interests:  Majoring in History and Minoring in Mathematics 🥸🥸

Track or XC?: Definitely XC!

Favorite place to run: Pineland Farms

Sport you would play if you didn't run: Baseball (go sox ⚾️⚾️)

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist):  TOES by Dababy

Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season (optional)?: I really want to see how many guys we can fit in the locker room shower all at once 🙈🙈🙈

Favorite Place in Brunswick: The dispensary

Favorite snack: Takis

Favorite book: Charlottes Web🐷

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: 50 Shades of Grey

Guilty Pleasure: Memorizing every single scene from the movie 50 shades of grey

Sunrise or sunset?: Sunset 🌅 

Moderately unrealistic dream job: Being an actor for the next sequel to the movie 50 shades of grey

2 hours ago?: Sleeping

2 days ago?: Was a Saturday so chances are spending time with the boys (Nelk)

2 weeks ago?: Watching the minions movie in a tuxedo hahahahahaha

2 months ago?: Cancelling Pig Roast

2 years ago?: I wasn’t born yet

FUN photo (optional but highly encouraged): See attached

Preferred Name: Angela but Coach LJ calls me A-Mac which I also don't mind

Pronouns (optional): she/her

Birthday: December 11, 2000

Where do you call home?: Stoneham, MA

What are you up to this summer?: Interning remotely for Raytheon Technologies and doing Physics research on campus

Class of: 2023

Major/Minor/Academic Interests: Physics and Math

Track or XC?: XC (First year Angela would absolutely die if she heard that)

Favorite place to run: Minuteman in Lexington, MA but also love the Rossmore Loop in Brunswick

Sport you would play if you didn't run: Soccer

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist): Cate's Brother by Maisie Peters (thank you C. Berry)

Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season (optional)?: I would love to do an apple picking day and then bake with everyone

Favorite Place in Brunswick: Wharton's

Favorite snack: Gummy Bears. (Tortilla Chips with Hummus are also good)

Favorite book: A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: Night at the Museum

Guilty Pleasure: Non-runners telling me I'm fast

Sunrise or sunset?: Sunrise

Moderately unrealistic dream job: The life goal is to open a bakery-brewery when I retire

2 hours ago?: Creating samples for my research

2 days ago?: Setting a new step record while walking around NYC post long run... also eating the best tiramisu of my life

2 weeks ago?: Retrieving my wallet from Uncharted Tea in Portland

2 months ago?: Using my recent COVID immunity to have boba with Caity and former BWXC member Cam

2 years ago?: According to Ana, I was hiking Mt. Washington with her

Preferred Name: Jiahn

Pronouns (optional): she/her

Birthday: Dec 3rd

Where do you call home?: Old Tappan, NJ

What are you up to this summer?: Working on a regenerative farm, trail building, & phonebanking for the upcoming midterm elections

Class of: 2025

Major/Minor/Academic Interests: English and History w/ Asian Studies minor

Track or XC?: XC

Favorite place to run: Sparkill trail at home, commons at school

Sport you would play if you didn't run: lacrosse? maybe?

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist): Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift

Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season (optional)?: biggg game of tag/something similar

Favorite Place in Brunswick: newly discovered Curtis Memorial Library

Favorite snack: microwave popcorn

Favorite book: Yerba Buena by Nina Lacour (just for the year, as an English major, I would be lying if I said I didn’t have about 15 different favorites)

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: Parks and Rec

Guilty Pleasure: Taking naps

Sunrise or sunset?: sunset

Moderately unrealistic dream job: screenwriter

2 hours ago?: desperately trying to move a whole lot of garlic out of the rain and into a shed

2 days ago?: weeding onions on a farm in upstate NY

2 weeks ago?: spending the 4th of July with home friends

2 months ago?: apparently putting compost bins for paper towels in the Bowdoin bathrooms (#ecorepthings)

2 years ago?: visiting Amherst LOL

Preferred Name: Anna 

Pronouns (optional): she/her 

Birthday: December 6th, 2000

Where do you call home: technically St. Paul, MN but really wherever I last slept

What are you up to this summer?: I’m a research fellow with the Computer Science department at Bowdoin! My research involves breaking down residential energy datasets into individual devices, with a focus on creating recommendations for how consumers can make energy disaggregation difficult and protect their privacy! I also work at Otto Pizza and Blueberries!! 

Class of: 2023

Major/Minor/Academic Interests:  

Double majoring in Computer Science and 

Francophone studies
Running...

Track or XC?: it’s a tossup! 

Favorite place to run: Webster, WI or Boulder, CO 

Sport you would play if you didn't run: alpine skiing or going back to swimming 

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist):  Aerodynamic by Daft Punk 

Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season (optional)?: Ben and Jerry’s run!!!

Favorite Place in Brunswick: Dog bar Jim

Favorite snack: extra sharp cheddar cheese (I hate snack food)

Favorite book: meet me in the bathroom or a tale for the time being 

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: Mad Men

Guilty Pleasure: La Croix

Sunrise or sunset?: sunset 

Moderately unrealistic dream job: ski patroller in the French alps 

2 hours ago?: Fighting poison ivy :(

2 days ago?: boating with the fam in Wisco!

2 weeks ago?: Acadia (w/ Lauren!!)

2 months ago?: Travelling in Amsterdam and Berlin while studying abroad!!!

2 years ago?: Probably working at Panera Bread.

Pronouns (optional): she/her

Birthday: July 2nd, 2004

Where do you call home?: New York City

What are you up to this summer?: camp counselor 

Class of: 2026

Major/Minor/Academic Interests: government? Honestly not sure

Track or XC?: track for the races but xc for the team

Favorite place to run: Central Park bridal path

Sport you would play if you didn't run: collegiate dodgeball if  that was a thing

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist): ain’t it fun (Paramore)and that don’t impress me much (shania Twain)

Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season (optional)?: anything involving food

Favorite Place in Brunswick: been once so no idea

Favorite snack: almonds and dried mango

Favorite book: gone girl

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: mamma Mia 100%

Guilty Pleasure: any sort of rom com

Sunrise or sunset?: sunset

Moderately unrealistic dream job: professional running shoe tester

2 hours ago?: attempting unsuccessfully to come up with a college packing list

2 days ago?: dinner w friends

2 weeks ago?: family trip to the Berkshires

2 months ago?: final week of high school academic classes

2 years ago?: no clue

Preferred Name: Richard (also Chard) 

Pronouns (optional):

Birthday: September 12, 2003

Where do you call home?: NYC

What are you up to this summer?: working, spending time with friends, going to Mets games (best team in the mlb), and surfing

Class of: 2025

Major/Minor/Academic Interests:  Econ and DCS

Track or XC?: track

Favorite place to run: Central Park or, everyone’s favorite, Bike Path 

Sport you would play if you didn't run: Baseball. Used to tear it up on the diamond

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist):  Royals

Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season (optional)?: 

Favorite Place in Brunswick: Flip …new breakfast place…rlly recommend!

Favorite snack: flavor blast goldfish

Favorite book: How the Grinch Stole Christmas

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: The Office 

Guilty Pleasure: Doing the Wordle exactly at midnight 

Sunrise or sunset?: Never awake for sunrise... so sunset I guess

Moderately unrealistic dream job: President of the US

2 hours ago?: Running

2 days ago?: Surfing 

2 weeks ago?: Fishing 

2 months ago?: Sleeping 

2 years ago?: Working 

Preferred Name: Delaney

Pronouns (optional): she/her

Birthday: January 2, 2004

Where do you call home?: Vienna, Austria (but I'm American, not Austrian :)

What are you up to this summer?: Spending time with my family in Oregon!

Class of: '26

Major/Minor/Academic Interests:  super undecided

Track or XC?: track workouts but xc atmosphere

Favorite place to run: on the Donau Insel ("Danube Island")

Sport you would play if you didn't run: I don't have much hand-eye coordination, so maybe swimming?

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist):  Everybody Talks by Neon Trees

Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season (optional)?: a post run swim while it's still warm!

Favorite Place in Brunswick: I've only been once but I loved Wild Oats.

Favorite snack: Peaches and Wheat Thins (separately) 

Favorite book: Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: Harry Potter no question

Guilty Pleasure: food network cooking shows

Sunrise or sunset?: sunset

Moderately unrealistic dream job: singer but not famous

2 hours ago?: Burning quinoa :( 

2 days ago?: Watching the t&f world championships!!

2 weeks ago?: in California visiting family. had some great morning runs in the canyons!

2 months ago?: IB exams

2 years ago?: Trip to Attersee!

Preferred Name: Charlotte 

Pronouns (optional): she/her

Birthday: 12/20/2003

Where do you call home?: Norwich, VT

What are you up to this summer?: Trail work and baristaing! 

Class of: 2026

Major/Minor/Academic Interests: Environmental studies/ Earth & Oceanographic Science 

Track or XC?: XC! 

Favorite place to run: along the Connecticut river at home! 

Sport you would play if you didn't run: Nordic skiing ( I raced throughout high school!) 

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist):  

Speak Now by Taylor Swift 

Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season (optional)?: 

Apple picking? 

Favorite Place in Brunswick: Not sure yet! 

Favorite snack: Watermelon or Pretzels 

Favorite book: Wild by Cheryl Strayed 

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: 

Mamma Mia

Guilty Pleasure: One of the Boys Album by Katy Perry 

Sunrise or sunset?: Sunrise 

Moderately unrealistic dream job: 

Food writer 

2 hours ago?: Making overpriced coffee 

2 days ago?: Volunteering at Vermont100 ( ultra race near my house!) 

2 weeks ago?: Cooking with my Sister 

2 months ago?: Finishing the last week of classes! 

2 years ago?: Hiking in the white mountains ( or what looks like it from camera roll) 

Preferred Name: Lucas (or Therbs, long story…ask John for the explanation)

Pronouns (optional): he/him

Birthday: October 2nd, 2000

Where do you call home?: Lexington, MA

What are you up to this summer?: working in a lab on campus!

Class of: 2023

Major/Minor/Academic Interests: Biochemistry/Italian Studies

Track or XC?: XC

Favorite place to run: Battle Road in Lexington, or out to Simpson’s point (if I jump in at the end)

Sport you would play if you didn't run: Spikeball. If you’re interested in being half of the next xc/spikeball superteam, hit me up

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist): The Suite from Planet Earth II by Hans Zimmer (I couldn’t help but notice this wasn’t put on the playlist even though I also said it last year 🤔😳) or Love Story by Taylor Swift

Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season (optional)?: ~polar plunge~

Favorite Place in Brunswick: The team shower in Farley fieldhouse, especially when full 🫡

Favorite snack: Goldfish

Favorite book: Currently, The Godfather

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: Wipeout

Guilty Pleasure: NYT mini crossword

Sunrise or sunset?: Sunrise if I’m awake but I never am so sunset

Moderately unrealistic dream job: John Auer

2 hours ago?: Sleeping

2 days ago?: Waterkiing

2 weeks ago?: Bridge jumping

2 months ago?: Pipetting

2 years ago?: Probably either sleeping or waterskiing. Possibly bridge jumping or pipetting, but unlikely.

Pronouns: she/her

Birthday: November 14, 2002

Where do you call home?: Ridgefield CT

What are you up to this summer?: Doing research with crickets at Bowdoin!

Class of: 2025

Major/Minor/Academic Interests: Neuroscience/Environmental Studies

Running...

Track or XC?: XC all the way! ☺️

Favorite place to run: Vail in North Salem NY, or Simpsons Point (esp in the morning) 

 Sport you would play if you didn't run: Biking

Song you would most like to hear on the BXC locker room playlist (seriously, this will be added to the playlist): Mango (peach tree rascals)

Is there anything you really want to do as a team this XC season?: Destination run!

Favorite Things...

Favorite Place in Brunswick: Any of the restaurants downtown!

Favorite snack: Blueberries

Favorite book: Unaccustomed Earth

If you could be in any movie/TV show, what would it be?: The Hundred Foot Journey

Guilty Pleasure: cheese 🧀 

Sunrise or sunset?: Sunrise

Moderately unrealistic dream job: Food critic

What were you doing... 

2 hours ago?: Tempo workout 

2 days ago?: Flying home from The Grand Tetons

2 weeks ago?: Running a PCR

2 months ago?: Dissecting crickets

2 years ago?: winning a lip sync battle