The Katy Godeke File

Age:

21

Major/Future Occupation:

Mechanical Engineering

Native of:

Corpus Christi TX

Years throwing:

4 in college, 9 if you count all together

Started throwing because:

I was bored after basketball and I love being outdoors

I knew I was hooked on throwing when:

I placed in my 2nd meet

Favorite places to train:

at my old high school

Current weekly training:

about 40 throws a day... 3 days a week?

PR's:

142'-7" in discus

Best or most satisfying performance ever:

see above

Most recent race/performance:

Last year at conference in Missouri

Favorite meet:

UTEP

One of my misconceptions about throwing was:

That all you do is spin and throw it, there's alot of linear technique to it

Any pre-meet superstitions?

Have to read before competition to calm down a bit

Training philosophy/schedule:

get done what I can when I can

Training diet:

food, doesn't matter what kind, as long as it's edible

One piece of advice I'd give to other throwers is:

Have fun and don't stress too much, if you do, it'll never come

If I could go on a social/training run with any person, living or dead, it would be:

I don't know too many throwers

When nobody's looking, I like to:

sing loudly

In a movie of my life, I would like to be played by:

Helen Hunt or Kristi Swanson

Favorite restaurants:

Fuddruckers

Favorite movie:

Independence Day

Favorite book:

Imzadi by Peter David

My least favorite physical feature:

thighs

One of my hidden talents is:

double jointed in my fingers

My idea of a dream vacation is:

Disney World

Other interests:

basketball, reading, outside stuff

What was your first impression of Tech?

love the campus

The most impulsive thing I've ever done is:

hopefully bungee jumping

One thing that other track team members would love to know about me is:

I really am as weird as I seem :)

Quote:

I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life. -George Burns

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