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Karina Rodriguez | THE RIDER
Sophomore kinesiology major Mystique Brown is a UTRGV Track and Field runner. She began her track and field career in 2020. During the 2020 season, Brown was a member of the 4×400-meter-relay team that placed second in the WAC Championship, which is the sixth-fastest in program history.
Q: What is your favorite thing about your sport?
A: “My favorite thing about this sport is how it doesn’t take a lot for us to just come together.”
Q: How has your sport benefited you?
A: “Well, I’m in college. That’s the big one. And it got me to stay fit like through summer and all the seasons.”
Q: When did you start running competitively?
A: “I started running competitively my sophomore year of high school.”
Q: What is your favorite way to train?
A: “I like to have a planned workout and if there is, like, a group of smaller, groups are better.”
Q: How do you like to prepare for a meet?
A: “So warm up before, drink a lot of water, [and] make sure our muscles are stretched out to prevent injury.”
Q: What do you plan to do after graduation?
A: “I want to be a physical therapist.”
Q: What is the biggest challenge of being a student athlete?
A: “Managing time [and] just trying to find time, in between practice, ways to do work, have class, [and] you know, studying, all that.”
Q: What do you think makes you good at your sport?
A: “Just having that grit.”
Q: What is your sports motto?
A: “V’s Up!”
Q: What is your favorite animal?
A: “Oh, my favorite animal is a cat.”
Q: What is your favorite pastime?
A: “I like to draw.”
Q: Who is one celebrity or public figure you want to meet?
A: “Chance the Rapper.”
Q: What is your favorite season and why?
A: “My favorite season is summer because it’s just a time for freedom, you know? We’re still running but there is the free time to do a lot of stuff.”
Q: If you played any other sport, what would it be and why?
A: “It would probably be … in the cheer gymnastics area because I used to cheer. I used to dance. I used to do gymnastics.”
