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Getting To Know U: Lauren O'Banion
2/13/2019 9:00 AM | Track & Field
Learn more about incoming freshman Lauren O'Banion in the latest of our newcomer "Getting to Know U" series. O'Banion, who hails from Yorba Linda, Calif., is in her first season with the Utah track & field squad.
Lauren O'Banion
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Yorba Linda, Calif.Â
Q: What was it about Utah that stood out to you during the recruiting process?
A: The coaches and the team
Q: What is your favorite thing about Salt Lake City?
A: There is a lot to do here and it is very diverse, compared to where I came from
Q: If you were not on the track team and could play any other sport, what would it be?
A: Soccer
Q: If you could have an intro song, what would it be?
A: "Gasolina"Â performed by Daddy Yankee
Q: What is your favorite food? What is your least favorite food?
A: Pizza is my favorite food; my least favorite would be Brussels sprouts
Q: What is your all-time favorite movie?
A: Remember the Titans
Q: What is your favorite TV show?
A: Friends
Q: What is one thing about you others may not know?
A: I do not know really … I am an open book
Q: If you could have an unlimited supply of one thing, what would it be?
A: $$$ Money $$$
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- Getting to Know U: Sara Leonard
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- Getting to Know U: Katrina Broadhead
- Getting to Know U: Skyler Blair
- Getting to Know U: Maya LeBar
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Lauren O'Banion
Sprints
Yorba Linda, Calif.Â
Q: What was it about Utah that stood out to you during the recruiting process?
A: The coaches and the team
Q: What is your favorite thing about Salt Lake City?
A: There is a lot to do here and it is very diverse, compared to where I came from
Q: If you were not on the track team and could play any other sport, what would it be?
A: Soccer
Q: If you could have an intro song, what would it be?
A: "Gasolina"Â performed by Daddy Yankee
Q: What is your favorite food? What is your least favorite food?
A: Pizza is my favorite food; my least favorite would be Brussels sprouts
Q: What is your all-time favorite movie?
A: Remember the Titans
Q: What is your favorite TV show?
A: Friends
Q: What is one thing about you others may not know?
A: I do not know really … I am an open book
Q: If you could have an unlimited supply of one thing, what would it be?
A: $$$ Money $$$
- Getting to Know U:Â Scarlet Dale
- Getting to Know U:Â Sophie Ryan
- Getting to Know U:Â Brooke Manson
- Getting to Know U:Â Kennedy Powell
- Getting to Know U:Â Grace McLaughlin
- Getting to Know U: Sara Leonard
- Getting to Know U: Brooklyn James
- Getting to Know U: Katrina Broadhead
- Getting to Know U: Skyler Blair
- Getting to Know U: Maya LeBar
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