Personal: HS letters in tennis…National Honor Society…daughter of Kristi and Kevin Skaalure…hobbies include reading and watching movies.

Why Did You Choose to Come to Concordia? “The scholarship.”

What do you like best about Concordia?

”Atmosphere, class size, professors, people.”

The WIPPERT File

Nickname: Whipit

One word that best describes me: Determined

Where you would go if you could spend one week anywhere in the world: Norway

Favorite food: salmon and corn on the cob

Favorite restaurant: Speak Easy

Favorite movies: Batman Begins

Favorite TV show: Frasier, Seinfeld, Spongebob Squarepants

Favorite music groups: Keith Urban, Jason Aldean

Favorite book: The Time Traveler's Wife

Favorite holiday: Christmas

One thing I can't live without: a running watch

The two people I would most like to meet: Lance Armstrong and Keith Urban

Best class ever taken at Concordia: Coaching and officiating track and field

Nobody knows how much I like to: Sleep

The biggest influence on my running career: All of my running buddies and myself

If I were to play another sport, it would be: Tennis

My dream job is: Something I love to do