1. Name:
Kara Wark
2. Year of Birth: 1988
3. Sarnia ASW Club member since:
May/2002
4. School: Northern
5. Graduation Date: 2006
6. Events and Personal Bests: 400m
-1:03.68, 800m -
2:22.28, 1500m - 4:47.24, 3000m- 10:46.47
7. Major Achievements:
Three time OFSAA cross country medallist as a team,
silver medallist as a team at National Cross Country
Championships in 2002, all girls T&F team champions at
OFSAA 2003, and 4th in the 1500m at OFSAA
in 2003.
8. Why did
you start participating in Track and Field:
I love to run in circles… more because I took great
enjoyment from outrunning the boys in my schoolyard in
elementary school.
9. What
does participating in Track and Field mean to you:
Accomplishing things you never thought were possible.
10. To what
do you attribute your improvements in the sport:
I attribute my improvements in running largely to my
coaches Mark and Mark, but primarily to Claire
Percival and Marie Louise Asselin. Without Claire and
Marie’s encouragement, and crazy determination to beat
one another at practice, I would never have
accomplished all that I have.
11. What is
the highlight of your athletic career:
2003 OFSAA cross-country…49
points, one of the lowest scores ever by a team at
OFSAA!
12. Future
Goals: To run amazingly for my university team.
13. Plans
after you finish running:
To love what I’m doing.
14. Inspirational quote: I will endeavour to do my
best in each and every competition