#KnowYourComet: Karina Marin

November 11, 2020

With only a few athletic teams competing this fall, we knew the Olivet College fans are going to miss sports just as much as our student-athletes, coaches and athletic staff. We are hoping to fill that void by having some special content on our website throughout the semester. On Wednesdays, you will get to #KnowYourComet through some questions and answers with a current Olivet College student-athlete.

Question 1: What is your name?
Answer 1: Karina Marin

Q2: What sport(s) do you play at Olivet?
A2: Softball

Q3: Have you earned any athletic honors at Olivet?
A3: Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award in 2020 and MIAA Academic Honor Roll in 2018-19 and 2019-20

Q4: What is favorite Olivet athletic-related memory?
A4: Freshman year where it was my first at bat at my first college game and I hit one off the top of the fence and led the offense with six hits and two RBI.

Q5: What is your major at Olivet?
A5: Exercise Science.

Q6: What is your favorite non-athletic memory from your time at Olivet?
A6: Homecoming is definitely one of the best times at OC! It just shows how much Olivet means to everyone and the school's pride that it takes in athletics!

Q7: Are you involved in anything else at Olivet?
A7: Phi Epsilon Kappa, Resident Advisor, Global Citizen's Honors Program

Q8: Why did you decide to come to Olivet?
A8: Ever since the day I stepped foot on campus, there has always been a special connection that the school has gave off to me. The family feel and warm welcomes from the faculty and staff is truly something special at OC. With the many school options, I had for softball, I chose Olivet for the many opportunities and academic excellence they presented as an institution. I knew that I wanted a college which allowed me to grow and establish myself not only as a student-athlete, but as a person for success in my future endeavors!

Q9: What did you during your time away from Olivet (from last March to moving back in August)?
A9: I spent most of my days going to the beach, exercising and spending quality time with friends and family!

Q10: What did you binge watch on Netflix/TV while in the stay-at-home order?
A10: All American

Q11: What is one interesting fact about yourself that most people don't know?
A11: I speak Spanish!