Getting to Know Lauren

• Why did you choose to attend Mount Holyoke? - I chose Mount Holyoke because I wanted to focus on academics but still get the four years of college athletics. I was not quite ready to give up swimming but I wanted to focus on my school work and what it could prepare me for in the future.
• What do you like best about Mount Holyoke? - I love the campus and how gorgeous it gets in the Fall. I also love the wide variety of classes that are offered here.
• Favorite Sports Movie - Miracle and Remember the Titans
• Best Sporting Event Ever Attended - None
• Favorite Pro Sports Team - Barcelona FC and Manchester United
• Favorite TV Show - The Vampire Diaries
• Favorite Athlete(s) - Blake Griffin
• Hobbies - Reading, writing, making up stories in my head
• Best Concert You Ever Attended - Panic! At the Disco
• Magazine Cover You'd Like to Be On - Sports Illustrated 
• Biggest Fear - Dying in a freak accident 
• Most Famous Person Ever Met - Doug Gjersten 
• Person You'd Like to Have Dinner With - Blake Griffin 
• Most Prized Possession - My computer 
• Place You'd Like to Visit - London, England, UK 
• First Memory of Your Sport - I passed someone in a race who was more than halfway down the pool 
• Most Memorable Moment in College Athletics - I broke the 200 Back record and received a PR 
• Pre-Game Rituals - I like to stretch my legs out 
• Best Advice From a Coach - Just do it   
• If You Had $1 Billion Dollars You Would - I would donate a portion of it to MHC Swim and Dive and another portion to Invisible Children and other charities in need. 
• Career Aspirations – I would like to be a Sports Center correspondent on ESPN