Ricardo Garcia, a civil engineering sophomore from Eagle Pass, Texas, competes in the 3,000-, 5,000-, 8,000- and 10,000-meter runs for the UTRGV Menโs Cross-Country Team.
Q: What do you like to do in your downtime?
A: โI like baking a lot. I love making cookies. You can ask my coach. โฆ I feel like at this point, heโs like, โYou got to start getting the team something more healthy.โโ
Q: What made you want to pursue a civil engineering degree?
A: โI was also interested in how [to] build a house, so I always had the little goal of, โI want to make my house.โ Iโm gonna buy the [land] and just build it from down, up. And then I found that architecture, you got to be creative. So I didnโt go that route. So I just decided, โIโm good at math. Iโll go civil engineering.โโ
Q: Who has been your biggest inspiration or role model?
A: โI think my mom. Sheโs always taken care of me. I can tell her everything. Sheโs always been there for me. Even if โฆ we donโt agree, she just wants me to be happy. Sheโs going to [help me] pursue my dreams and keep on [helping me do] what I do.โ
Q: How would you describe yourself in one word?
A: โResilient.โ
Q: What is your favorite show/movie?
A: โCurrently, I like watching โBakiโ every time I go eat, because Iโm just, like, โYeah, if I watch this, well, Iโm not gonna get fat. Iโm gonna get strong.โโ
Q: What is your favorite food?
A: โIโm into eating pizza and tacos. Itโs not healthy, but I love them all. I just grew up around them. I just love them.โ
–Compiled by Matthew Gonzalez
