Anatomy of an Athlete
Two-sport athlete Lauren Brady '11 proved her prowess to several hundred witnesses on one October day during her first semester at Kenyon. After placing second among 101 runners in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) cross country championship race, she jogged back to the Kenyon Aquatic Center, jumped in the pool, and swam the 100- and 200- yard butterfl y events in times that cleared the NCAA Division III provisional cut for national championship qualifying. Since then, Brady, a native of Tyngsboro, Massachusetts, has helped direct both the Ladies cross country and swim teams to consecutive national championship appearances. She's twice earned All-NCAC and All-Region honors in cross country and has collected ten All-America certifi cates for her work in the water. She's decided to pursue only swimming this year. We caught up with her after the cross country season to take a look at what makes her tick ... (Click the image to learn about Lauren Brady)