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Get to know Olenka Moran!

Fun Fact: I'm from Australia and my name is Ukrainian
Favorite Season: Spring
Favorite Sports Team: LA Lakers
Favorite Social Media App: TikTok
Favorite Hobby: Reading
Favorite Subject: Sociology
Favorite Place to Study on Campus: Alexander Library
Favorite Pre-Race Meal: Bagel with cream cheese
Favorite Post-Race Meal: Cava Bowl
Pork Roll or Taylor Ham: Pork Roll
Favorite Part of New Jersey: Haddonfield
Least Favorite Park of New Jersey: Drivers
Does Central Jersey Exist?: Yes

Olenka's Career Aspirations:   I want to work for the media team for an elite sports team.

Olenka's Favorite Rutgers Memory:   Sophomore year move in day seeing all my friends again after summer break.

Why Olenka Chose Rutgers:   Rutgers Athletics rose above other schools in the way that it supported its athletes with such intensity and grace. I appreciated seeing the support the athletes received not only as athletes but as students to stay on top of their studies whilst training at the highest level they can each day. It was the simple things Rutgers Athletics provided athletes to stay on top of their game such as tutors, meals and physios.

How Being a Division I Student-Athlete Has Impacted Olenka:   Being a Division I student-athlete has taught me so much about what I am capable not only as an athlete but as a student and individual as well. It has made me a stronger person mentally and physically and helped me develop skills I need for my future after Rutgers.