Indiana University Athletics
Behind the Scenes with High Jumper Jean Schaffer
10/5/2005 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
Oct. 5, 2005
IUHOOSIERS.com will be checking in with several track and field athletes over the course of the season to get to know them behind the scenes. Senior high jumper Jean Schaffer gives us an inside look to some interesting facts about herself.
Favorite Food: Yogurt
Favorite TV Show: Will and Grace
Favorite Movie: Pretty Woman
Favorite Bloomington restaurant: Malibu Grill
Favorite Musical Group/Singer: Rascal Flatts
Favorite Sport Other than track and field: Basketball
Favorite IU Class: Sociology- Gender Roles
Favorite Vacation spot: Paradise Island, Bahamas
Favorite Actor/Actress: Richard Gere/ Julia Roberts
Favorite Place on Campus: The Track!
Favorite kind of Candy: Dots
Favorite Professional Athlete: Amy Acuff
If you could trade places with anyone for a day, who would it be and why? I would trade places with George Bush so I could honestly know what he deals with on a daily basis.
Name two people, (dead or alive) that you would like to have dinner with: Ellen Degeneres, Audrey Hepburn
Any superstitions before competing? My socks always match my uniform.
What is your major and why? I'm majoring in Philosophy and Criminal Justice. I'm preparing to go to Law School.
Something the average person doesn't know about me: I grew up on a farm; I know how to rope a cow, catch a pig and bail hay.
The best things about IU track and field is...The coaching staff and my teammates; they're a second family to me.
My goals for the 2006 season are... win a championship. It's that simple.
