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Jeff Bartee
Women's Gymnastics

In the Gym: Catherine Rogers

(Jeff Bartee Photography)

Q: Favorite musician?

A: The Lumineers.

Q: Favorite food?
A: French Toast will real maple syrup.

Q: Favorite book?
A: Let Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Q: Favorite movie?
A: Wonder woman.
 
Q: If someone wanted to give you a BIG gift certificate, what store would you want it to be?
A: The Travel Store for airline tickets, housing and adventure. I want to travel throughout the world. There are so many places and cultures I want to experience.

Q: Fun fact?
A: One of my nicknames is Tiger.

Q: Favorite place to travel?
A: Paris.

Q: Best skill in gymnastics?
A: All of them for different reasons.

Q: Favorite place on campus?
A: The Cactus Garden.

Q: Best advice you have received?
A: Be true to myself. Be who I want to be, not who others want me to be. Trust myself, follow my dreams, take risks, and if it doesn't feel right, don't do it.

Q: Name someone (living) you would want to switch places with for a day?
A: I wouldn't want to be anyone else but myself. I love being me. I am at Stanford, studying bioengineering, doing gymnastics, and making friends. Life is good!

Q: Favorite Stanford memory?
A: The first time I heard my name announced to compete in Maples Pavilion.

Q: Future plans?
A: Bioengineering, because it's so cool how altering DNA and proteins changes life.