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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Erica Cerva
Erica Cerva is a senior at
Sandburg High School. She
runs on the school’s track
and field team, as well as
the cross country team.
Why did you start
running track?
I started when I was in
sixth grade. My mom always
told me that I would be a really
good runner.
What is your favorite
event to run?
The 3,200. There is something
about the longer distances.
It’s a lot easier for me
to get really competitive and
really into it and perform
well.
What is your favorite
part of the sport?
I really like my teammates.
Our group of seniors
this year are like a whole lot
of fun. I look forward to going
to practice every day, because
I get to see my teammates.
What is the best meet
you have run?
The Palatine meet last year
was by far my best meet,
performance-wise. The
weather was terrible, but I
did a [personal best there]. I
ran my first time ever, under
12 minutes, and it was really
an exciting moment because
I broke a huge barrier.
What are your goals for
the season?
I have one main goal this
season: it’s to be under an 11
minutes, 30 seconds for the
3,200 to qualify for state in
May.
If you could trade places
with a celebrity, who
would you choose?
Probably Alexi Pappas.
She’s not super well known,
but she’s an Olympian
for the 10-kilometer from
Greece. She’s really cool.
She’s a filmmaker but also a
professional athlete.
What is your biggest
pet peeve?
I really hate it when people
click pens. There is nothing
more irritating to me
than when people click a pen
24/7.
If you could have dinner
with anyone, who
would it be?
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Probably Alexander Hamilton.
I’ve been a really big
fan of the musical for like
two years. He just seems like
he was a really cool guy.
What is your favorite
subject in school?
I really like English, but
specifically my communications
and media studies
class is really cool. I want
to go into working in social
media.
What are three things
on your bucket list?
I’d like to go out of the
country, preferably to London.
I’d like to meet someone
actually famous and to
go skydiving. I think that
would be a lot of fun.
Interviewed by Assistant Editor
Brittany Kapa
This Week In ...
Eagles Varsity Athletics
Baseball
■March ■ 30 - hosts Reavis,
4:30 p.m.
■March ■ 31 - at Lincoln-Way
Central, 4:30 p.m.
■April ■ 1 - hosts Lyons
Township, 11 a.m.
■April ■ 3 - hosts Bradley, 4:30
p.m.
■April ■ 4 - at Joliet Central,
4:30 p.m.
■April ■ 5 - at Thornwood, 4:30
p.m.
■April ■ 6 - hosts Marian
Catholic, 4:30 p.m.
Softball
■March ■ 30 - hosts Oak
Forest, 4:30 p.m.
■March ■ 31 - at Lincoln-Way
Central, 4:30 p.m.
■April ■ 3 - hosts Bradley, 4:30
p.m.
■April ■ 4 - hosts Barrington,
4:45 p.m.
■April ■ 5 - at Thornwood, 4:30
p.m.
■April ■ 6 - hosts Beecher, 4:30
p.m.
Girls Soccer
■March ■ 30 - at Lemont, 6:15
p.m.
■April ■ 1 - hosts Tinley Park,
11 a.m.
■April ■ 4 - at Lincoln-Way East,
6:15 p.m.
Boys Volleyball
■March ■ 30 - at Wheaton
Warrenville South Tiger
Classic, 5 p.m.
■March ■ 31 - at Wheaton
Warrenville South Tiger
Classic, 5 p.m.
■April ■ 1 - at Wheaton
Warrenville South Tiger
Classic, 8 a.m.
■April ■ 6 - hosts Brother Rice,
5:30 p.m.
Boys Water Polo
■March ■ 30 - hosts Andrew,
5 p.m.
■April ■ 4 - at Stagg, 10 a.m.
■April ■ 5 - hosts Lincoln-Way
West, 5 p.m.
Girls Water Polo
■March ■ 30 - at Andrew, 5
p.m.
■April ■ 4 - hosts Stagg, 5 p.m.
■April ■ 5 - at Lincoln-Way
West, 5 p.m.
Badminton
■March ■ 30 - at Andrew, 4:30
p.m.
■April ■ 3 - hosts Stagg, 9 a.m.
■April ■ 4 - hosts Lincoln-Way
Central, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse
■March ■ 30 - hosts Lincoln-
Way Co-op, 7:30 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse
■March ■ 30 - at Providence
Catholic, 7:30 p.m.
■April ■ 6 - hosts Plainfield,
7:30 p.m.
Girls Track and Field
■April ■ 4 - at Lockport, with
Thornton, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Tennis
■April ■ 6 - hosts Andrew, 9
a.m.
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