Aniecia Brewster
MC Contributor/Staff Writer
It is more than just a run on the trail at Jackson State University for Stherline Silencieux.
Well known for skills as a runner on JSU’s cross-country team, Silencieux is also on the track and field team and a member of Lambda Sigma Honor Society.
With dreams of becoming a premier wedding planner, Silencieux plans to intern at Tara Guérard Soirée after obtaining her bachelor’s degree in business management from JSU.
Tara Guérard Soirée is a full-service event planning and design company headquartered in historic Charleston, S. C.,
with an additional office in
New York City.
The top women’s cross-country runner chose JSU because it was an opportunity to explore a new location since she never had the chance to leave New Jersey before coming to college.
Silencieux stated that she wanted new scenery, a new location and a new place to call her home away from home.
One of the unique things about Silencieux that many JSU students may notice if they see her on campus is that she likes to be different from everyone else. She is known for wearing mismatched socks during competition and occasionally on a regular dress down day.
Silencieux had a minor setback during her freshman year at JSU because she stated, she wasn’t pushing herself as much as she could due to an injury during cross-country in 2014. She has high expectations and is determined that it will not hold her back from getting personal records for this season.
“With every practice and every meet, I feel stronger than I felt the previous day. Don’t get me wrong, I do get my sluggish days, but being pushed by my coach and teammates really helps me push myself to the next level. I just run and if I feel like I push that last mile or 200 meters, then I just do it,” said Silencieux.
Silencieux has numerous people supporting her to help push her pass her limits, such as, family, friends, and even people that have seen her run and thinks she can do better. She really enjoys when other coaches from other schools encounter her to help become a better athlete.
Silencieux feels that playing sports helps prepare you for any profession and life in general. Cross-country and track and field has helped to show her discipline, teamwork, and time management.
Silencieux expects her times to drop before the SWAC championship on Oct. 24 because she is pacing herself and her times are only dropping with more hard work.
“I have high hopes in the cross-country team on ending our season and onwards,” said Silencieux.
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