March 24, 2006
1. What are your goals for this season?
DS - "My goals for this year are to reach regionals and to just have a good year."
2. How did you begin running track?
DS - "My father was the head coach of the Belize National Team."
3. What goes through your head as you prepare for a race, during, and after a race?
DS - "Before a race I just try to clear my head and forget what I've done before. During a race I think about whether I can push myself harder or if I need to let up a little."
4. What is the biggest challenge you have had to overcome?
DS - "My senior year of high school, I was hit by a car. Coming back from that was probably my biggest challenge."
5. What is your most memorable moment on the track?
DS - "When I was 16 I won the gold medal in the long jump at the Central American National Games. To stand on the podium and hear my national anthem play was amazing."
6. Is running sprints more mental or physical and why?
DS - "It's both, you have to find a balance. If you don't have one, it's not going to work out."
7. Who has had the biggest impact on your life and why?
DS - "My brother. Growing up, I always followed him and wanted to be better than him."
8. What is the single best thing about being a collegiate runner?
DS - "Having teammates who become like family."
9. What is one thing that goes into track & field that the average person wouldn't understand?
DS - "I would say being so tired that it feels like an out-of-body experience."
10. Coming from Belize, how did you discover UTPA?
DS - "My sister-in-law told me about UTPA.
1. What was the last class you took at UTPA because you couldn't avoid it any longer?
DS - I haven't had it yet.
2. What was the last book you read for pleasure?
DS - Shame
3. What is the first thing you pack before going on a road trip?
DS - My uniform.
4. What was the first CD you ever bought?
DS - Dance Hall 2000
5. What is the last karaoke song that you've performed?
DS - I don't remember, it's been a long time.
6. What is the last DVD that you bought?
DS - Coach Carter
7. What was the last job you held that you absolutely regretted?
DS - My current job as a receptionist.
8. What is the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?
DS - I try to get out of bed.
9. What was the first concert you ever attended?
DS - It was a gospel concert. The band was called Heavenlies.
10. What is the last movie you saw in theaters that you couldn't wait to be over?
DS - I can't think of one.
1. Board Game - Sorry, Clue or Monopoly?
DS - Monopoly
2. College Movie - Old School, Van Wilder or Animal House?
DS - Van Wilder
3. Season Break - Spring Break or Christmas Break?
DS - Spring Break
4. Cartoon Child Troublemaker - Stewie Griffin or Bart Simpson?
DS - Bart Simpson
5. Sports Magazine - Sports Illustrated or ESPN the Magazine?
DS - ESPN the Magazine
6. Reality Show - Surreal Life or Real World?
DS - Real World
7. ABC TGIF Show - Full House, Family Matters or Perfect Strangers?
DS - Family Matters
8. Fast Food Restaurant - Jack in the Box, Whataburger or Burger King?
DS - Whataburger
9. Adventure - Deep-Sea Diving or Bungie Jumping?
DS - Deep-Sea Diving
10. TV Show - Reality TV or Sitcom?
DS - Reality TV
1. The best advice that I ever received from somebody?
DS - "Don't worry about what other people think."
2. The worst advice that I ever received from somebody?
DS - "I don't know."
3. The best part of the day?
DS - When it ends.
4. The worst thing about being a track & field runner?
DS - When it starts.
5. The best class that I've taken at UTPA?
DS - Theories of Personality
6. The worst class that I've taken at UTPA?
DS - English
7. The best road trip I've been a part of at UTPA?
DS - Lubbock, TX
8. The worst moment of my sports career?
DS - Laredo, TX
9. The best track I've ever run on?
DS - In the Dominican Republic at the Pan-American Games in 2003.
10. The worst track I've ever run on?
DS - Marion Jones Track Complex in Belize City.
1. If you were a superhero, what would your superpower be?
DS - Flight
2. If there was a movie made about you, who would star as David Sanchez?
DS - David Sanchez
3. If you could have dinner with any three people (dead or alive), who would you invite?
DS - Michael Johnson, Gandhi and Bill Clinton
4. If you could be one place in the world right now, where would you be?
DS - San Pedro
5. If you weren't running track at UTPA, where would you be and what would you be doing?
DS - I would probably be a full-time trainer at Cornerstone Fitness.
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