In the Gym: Taryn Fitzgerald

(Jeff Bartee Photography)

Q: Do you listen to music prior to meets?
A: I don't have a pre-meet favorite song, but my playlist before competition is high-energy and upbeat. 

Q: If someone offered you a nice gift card, where would you choose to us it?
A:Nordstrom. It has so many departments that I would go crazy shopping there!

Q: What is the best advice you have received?
A:At the beginning of each day, choose a goal, maybe a few, and make it your mission to accomplish it/them. Little steps of progress lead to attaining your greater goals and dreams.  

Q: Why product design?
A: I chose this major because I wanted to work towards a technical degree that also lets me be creative.
 
Q: Name a fun fact about you?
A: I like to paint and draw when I have time. All the décore on the walls in my dorm is my own work.

Q: If you could switch places with someone living for a day, who would it be?
A:  Kendall Jenner. Being dressed in the latest fashion and doing magazine photo shoots all over the world every day sounds like a pretty fun job :)

Q: Favorite book?
A: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
 
Q: Favorite event?
A: Vault.
 
Q: What is your best skill in competition?
A: My front layout on the balance beam.
 
Q: Favorite class?
A: Sports, Society and Competition.
 
Q: Something you love about Stanford?
A: Walking through the Main Quad at sunset.
 
Q: Favorite Stanford memory?
A: Traveling to the Rose Bowl my freshman year with teammates and watching Stanford take home the W! Also, although I was injured my freshman year, I still loved being a part of the excitement when we advanced from the NCAA Regionals to the NCAA Championships.