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2013 Men's Cross Country

Dustin Plourde

Dustin Plourde

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Weight:
    130
  • Year:
    First Year
  • Hometown:
    Norwich
  • High School:
    Norwich Free Academy '13

Summary

Biography

High School: Member of the cross country and track teams…in cross country, received honorable mention five times and was a member of three conference championship teams… senior captain…

PERSONAL: Born Dustin P. Plourde August 6, 1995…Major: Physical Education…Career plans: Physical Education teacher…Parents: Lisa and Gilton…Sibling: Kassandra…Residence: Norwich…

DUSTIN...REVEALED

Favorite activity other than sports: Hangout with friends 

Best place for pizza: Pepe's 

Favorite actor: Will Ferrell

Most difficult aspect of college: Getting up for an 8 a.m. class

Something that you may never live to see: My funeral

Most important thing in your life: Family, shoes

When you were young, favorite game to pass time on a car trip: Chinese fire drill

Most difficult aspect of your sport: There are no timeouts

Best athlete of all time: LeBron James

Sport requiring the most strength: Running, it’s the only true sport

Greatest song ever: Eye of the Tiger 

Favorite pro team: New England Patriots

One thing you would like to do before you die: Go and watch the Olympics  

Greatest coach of all time: Chad Johnson (high school coach)

Most embarrassing moment: Peeing a little on the line before a race

Favorite smell: French toast in the morning

A reality TV show you would like to see created: The life of Tiger Woods

Who were you or who do you hope you were in your first life? Steve Prefontaine

Closest brush with greatness: Cross Country team 7th at State Open, just missing going to New Englands

Your greatest thrill in sports: Winning

Most important invention or discovery in your lifetime: YouTube

What would you like to get paid to do for a living? Run

Most influential person in the world: Morgan Freeman

Job you consider the hardest or worst to do for a living: Flight attendant

Automobile you would buy tomorrow if you had the money: DeLorean (Back to the future)

Favorite amusement park ride: Merry-go-round

Favorite amusement park game: The basketball one where the ball is bigger than the rim so you can’t win

Favorite amusement park food: Fried dough

Scariest nightmare: The hulk hit me with a tree while in my bedroom

A class you’ve taken that you’ll never need to use: Any math class

Favorite city ever visited: New York City

Favorite Olympic sport to watch: Track and Field

Greatest fear: Heights

World’s most recognizable person: Jerry Sandusky

Funniest comedian: Kevin Hart

Scariest insect: Cockroach

Superstitions: Kiss the track baton if you drop it, never go to a meet without the book Once a Runner

Pet Peeve: When people smell bad

Red Sox or Yankees: Yankees

Biggest waste of money: Tickets to a Red Sox game

Largest crowd you’ve ever been part of: 37,412

Longest you’ve ever gone without sleep: 24 hours

Best vacation of all time: Cruise to the Bahamas

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