Bio

BEFORE EMMANUEL ... Zombik was a three-sport athlete at Holyoke Catholic High School (Chicopee, Mass.) ... competed on the varsity indoor and outdoor track & field teams, as well as the soccer team, all four years ... named the team's Most Valuable Player and received the Coach's Award ... voted All-League as a senior ... named Springfield Republican 1st Team All-Star ... holds her high school's second-fastest 55m hurdle and 100m hurdle times.

Major: Biology with a concentration in Health Sciences

Career Aspirations: to be a P.A.

Favorite Book: A Thousand Splendid Suns

Favorite Pre-meet Meal: banana and a bagel

Favorite Dessert: coffee icecream

Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: the gym

Most Respected Professional Athlete: Lolo Jones