With track season just around the corner, meet Jillian Lary!
The Basics
Name: Jillian Lary
Hometown: Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Relationship status: Doritos
Sign: “Proceed with Caution”
Twitter: @jillay123
Insta: @jillian.lary
Campus Involvement
Year: Senior kinda
Major: Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Psychology minor
Campus Involvement: I am a captain on the Maine Track & Field team, I throw hammer, weight and discus. I am a co-president of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. I am involved with student government and Black Bear Catholic and I am also a Huddle leader for Fellowship of Christian Athletes. I occasionally work as an EMT for UVAC and I lifeguard at the rec, as well as many more exciting things.
Bests
Best place to meet people at UMaine: Rec Center track
Best professor: Linda Yelland, RIP (Retired in Peace) and Bruce Pratt because of his dedication to UMaine athletics and education.
Best Friends: Jesus, my mom and dad, Bella, my Ave tribe Cath, Berg, Peez and Liv, throws squad, Pat Cogs, rough 10, Luds, anyone who gets a paycheck from the roost.
Best Place to study: Those double decker desks in the library. I’ve never sat in one or even seen them but I bet they’re cool!
Favorites
Favorite pump up song: Every Teardrop is a Waterfall (Coldplay vs. Swedish House Mafia) give it a listen
Favorite song to dance to: Semi Charmed Life- Third Eye Blind
Favorite spot in Orono: Fam Dog patio in the fall with live music and/or a baseball game on the big screen, fire pit roarin’ with a double scoop of the Confused Dog in one hand and a beer in the other. Go Sox!
Favorite Class: KPE 265 (Outdoor Adventure Activities w/ Jesse Kaye-Schiess)
Or’s
Coffee or Rush? Pre-workout
Roost or Brew? The only brew I like is beer
Book or Movie? Matt Damon
Spring or Fall? Fall
Do you have advice for younger students? Oh do I ever!!! Get involved in as many things as possible, but don’t spread yourself too thin. Find real friends. Call home. Be single and learn to love yourself FIRST. Exercise and eat well. Have fun but be professional when you need to be. Go to class and utilize the career center early and often. Be confident and take full advantage of all the university has to offer, these will be the best days of your life, buckle up!
Any goals for your last semester? I’ll get back to you when it actually is my last semester #VictoryLap
What are you most looking forward to this semester? Finishing out my athletic career with a bang. Watching some of my best friends walk across the stage to receive their diploma and knowing that I still have 365 days until it’s me walking that stage.