Alicia Croteau
Major: Exercise Physiology
Year: Senior
Sport: Cross Country
She isn’t the best runner on the cross country team-she took last place in the recent Codfish Bowl, and placed in the last ten in the race previous. But you don’t have to be good or fast or perfect to be a hero. Alicia Croteau, a senior from Berwick, has the heart that sets the athlete apart from the hero: no matter what the clock says at the end of a race, she’s never ready to call it quits.
FP: What do you love so much about running?
Alicia: Obviously I’m not good, it’s just my thing. I don’t think I know anyone who does love it. Running and I have love-hate relationship-I don’t really like it, but I don’t know what I’d do without it. I’d go crazy and be out of shape! It’s great stress relief, and it’s just what I’ve always done.
FP: Why did you come to USM?
Alicia: I probably shouldn’t say, but it wasn’t because I wanted to. I couldn’t afford UNE. It was way too expensive so I had to transfer, and USM was about the same distance from home, so I came here.
FP: What do you do in your spare time?
Alicia: Study! No, when I have free time, which isn’t very often, I try to go outside, even to just lay in the grass and sleep. I have to be with people all day long, so it’s really nice to get away from them sometimes.
FP: What is a ‘hero’ to you?
Alicia: A hero for me would be-well, I want to joke and say it’s someone who saves the world, but I don’t know how to really answer. They come in all shapes and sizes, and it’s different for every person. I’m definitely not a hero. I don’t see people looking up to me, I’m just your average Jane. People don’t think I’m amazing, I just go along and do my own thing.
FP: So who are your heroes?
Alicia: Those people that don’t give up, because I know how easy it is to quit. There’s at least one race every year that I’m last in, and it sucks, but then it’s over.