Chloe Maleski Senior Profile

DURHAM, N.C. -- Recently, GoDuke.com sat down with senior Chloe Maleski to learn more about the Keene, N.H., native.

GoDuke.com: Where is your favorite place to compete in cross country?
Chloe Maleski: We had a lot of meets in the Northeast my freshman year, and I am from New Hampshire. It was cool to be able to compete and see my family. I also really like local meets around here because we get the team atmosphere because everyone can travel. I feel we do well when we are closer to home, like when we go to Cary and the WakeMed course. We are going to Charlotte next week, and I am excited to run that course because I had to watch last year.

GoDuke.com: What's a road trip memory that you will always have with you?
CM: Sometimes when we ran races for track, Kevin Jermyn, our old coach, would make us do workouts afterwards if the race wasn't hard enough. That was always mentally tough, and a memory I will always have when we were on the road. Just traveling with your friends and teammates and getting to see other places and other teams in general is a memory.

GoDuke.com: What's a lesson that you have learned while competing in cross country that you can use for the rest of your life?
CM: I think I have learned so much from being hurt and not being able to do what I love to do. I know that I have had many setbacks since coming to Duke, but I firmly believe now I am so fully prepared to face other things because I had so many setbacks here. It was such a learning experience.

GoDuke.com: What do you think has been your proudest academic achievement here at Duke?
CM: I love how a lot of people in the athletic community are so strong and close, but I feel I have done a really good job of reaching out. I have a lot of friends that aren't on teams, and I really cherish those people. I have gotten to travel. I did the Coach for College in Vietnam, and the summer before I came here I taught in China. I guess getting through Chinese is one of my major accomplishments. I am minoring in Chinese. That was really hard, and required a lot of time management.

GoDuke.com: What does it mean to you to represent Duke?
CM: It's a huge honor, I think about it when I walk around campus every day. It means a lot. Obviously there are a lot of lovers and haters of Duke, so I think it's nice to change people's ideas about Duke when I meet them. I love the strong academics and athletics and how that is [Duke's] reputation throughout the world.

GoDuke.com: What do you think you are going to miss most once your time here at Duke is over?
CM: The athletic community here, the opportunities to see world renowned speakers, and seeing art exhibits at the Nasher that are going to be world famous someday.

GoDuke.com: Do you have a pre-race routine?
CM: I used to be the most neurotic, anxious pre-race person. I had so many rituals, but I have learned to chill out a lot. You kind of have to learn how to when you are on a team with so many people because if everyone had their own rituals it would get out of hand. I honestly try to lay down as much as possible pre-race and conserve as much energy as possible.

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