Bio

BEFORE EMMANUEL ... Varca was a three-sport athlete at Wethersfield High School (Wethersfield, Conn.) ... ran four years of Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field ... captained all three teams in her senior year.

Major: Secondary Education / History

Career Aspirations: to become a high school history teacher

Favorite Movie: Mean Girls

Favorite Book: The Great Gatsby

Favorite Pre-Race Meal: pasta

Favorite Late-Night Snack: ice cream

Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: Jean Yawkey Center

Most Exciting Athletic Experience: breaking the 4x800m relay school record in senior year of high school

Most Respected Professional Athlete: Steve Prefontaine