Deniz Ince

Deniz Ince ’19 has been doing long distance track since junior high. “I remember I did distance because nobody raised their hand when (Northwest Junior high coach) Kuepker asked who would do distance,” Ince said. “Because I was planning on being a sprinter, and then I was like, ok whatever, I’ll just try it for a day.” However, Ince stuck with long-distance events, and she plans to continue running track at Yale University in Connecticut.

While Ince is excited to live on her own and see a new place, she’ll miss the sense of community. “I think the environment here is one that really sets you up for success,” Ince said. “With our little distance group, I know every day we go out, we do our run and then we come back. We wait for each other, and then we give each other a high five at the end of it. So it’s just little things like that that bring a smile to your face.”