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Austin Pfiffner

  • Award
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  • Week Of
    2/13/2020
  • Sport
    Men's Track and Field
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Class of 2020
Dubuque, Iowa


Why did you chose Central?

I chose Central because it felt like home and I didn’t want to go anywhere else. Also, I loved the class sizes plus the overall campus.

Favorite professor and why?

Between Professor Hibbard and Professor Tuan because both of them are great teachers and great people. Both care about my running career too!

Who are your go-to musical artists ?

Toby Keith, Lea, Kim Carnes, Patti Smith, and the Bee Gees

You’re majoring in actuarial science and economics because?

Actuarial science and economics because I loving working with numbers and seeing how things are distributed around the world.

What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done?

Run 100 miles in one week with no doubles.
 
What 5 words your friends would use to describe you?

Crazy, Hardworking, Respectful, Responsible, and a Runner

If you could master one skill you don’t have right now, what would it be? 

Being able to Pole Vault 4.40 meters

What single message would you send to an advanced alien species? 

At the end of the day the sun always comes up.
 
What is your hidden talent?

Being able to remember almost everyone’s PR’s in track

What’s the best advice you have ever gotten and from who?

“Who do you think you are? I am!” - Pete Weber

Favorite TV Show

How I Met Your Mother or The 100

What is it like to run for Coach Dunham?

Fun because he gives us very good workouts and helps me become the 800 runner I am today.
 
What’s your favorite part about being a member of Central cross country?

Being able to run at great venues with very good competition. Plus being teammates with all the great men and women on the team.

“Ten years from now I’ll...”

Be settling down with a family and have a job analyzing data. Also, still run off and on.

Favorite food from Central Market

Quesadillas or Nachos

Bucket list

Watch the Cleveland Browns win the Super Bowl
Get Invited to run at the Barkley Marathons
Go on a road trip to every state
Not missing another Breakfast of Champions
 
 
 


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
12/23/2021 Kassidi Steel Women's Basketball
12/16/2021 Jalen Wilmington Men's Basketball
12/9/2021 Luke Pavlat Men's Track and Field
12/2/2021 Emma Wright Women's Basketball
11/11/2021 Jeff Herbers Football
11/4/2021 Jacob Sanders Men's Cross Country
10/28/2021 Brayden Egli Football
10/21/2021 Joey Parker Men's Soccer
10/14/2021 Maddie Hartley Women's Tennis
10/7/2021 Jacie Borman Women's Soccer
9/30/2021 Hallie Uhlig Volleyball
9/23/2021 Josh Kuiper Football
9/16/2021 Mitchel Laihinen Men's Soccer
9/9/2021 Lauren Miller Women's Cross Country
9/2/2021 Bronwyn Metcalf Women's Tennis
8/26/2021 Dustin Haines Men's Golf
8/19/2021 Alyssa Knuth Women's Soccer
8/12/2021 Jacob Alden Men's Tennis
8/5/2021 Madison Clark Women's Golf
7/29/2021 Thatcher Krob Men's Cross Country
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