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Spartan Spotlight - Brandon Miller

15223Hometown: Plano, Illinois
High School: Plano
Team: Men's Cross Country and Track and Field
Major: Criminal Justice
Minor: Psychology

What is your favorite sports moment at AU?
Winning conference in cross-country as a team in 2012 and 2013

What is your most memorable academic experience at AU?
Getting an internship with the Aurora Police Department

Why did you choose to attend Aurora University?
There were a few different reasons that I came to this school. It was close to home, it is an academically good school, it is not extremely expensive and Coach Chapman recruited me to come here.

Who is your all-time favorite athlete and why?
Steve Prefontaine because when he raced he gave it everything he had no matter how he felt

What is your favorite class and why?
Any criminal justice class because that subject interests me

Who is your favorite professor and why?
David Dial because he tells us a lot of stories that relate to the class material

Other than the sport(s) you play, what other sports activity are you good at?
Im pretty uncoordinated so my skills in other sports are not that great

Outside of sports, what is your favorite hobby?
I do not have a lot of free time but I would say reading

What is your favorite meal in the cafeteria?
I hardly eat in the cafeteria so it would be hard to say

Who is your role model?
I would say my Dad and my cousin Ross because they both taught me about working hard to get what you want.

What do you enjoy most about practice?
The best part about practice is working out with my teammates because they know how to work hard and have fun at the same time.

What do you like least about practice?
There is not really to much I dislike about practice

What are your plans/goals after graduation?
My plans are to get hired by a police department

Do you have any pregame rituals?
Our team has a set way of warming up and stretching out before a race so I guess you could consider that a ritual

What will you remember most from your college career?
All the fun I had working out and hanging out with my teammates

As a senior, what advice would you give to freshman at AU?
Live it up while you can



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