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Week of October 2, 2009

Jake Scwhass
Rowing
Jake is a third year student in the Mechanical Engineering program who rows on the Men’s Varsity Heavyweight eight crew. Find out what Jake does when he is not on the water with the Ridgebacks.

Favourite athlete: Tamara Partridge
Favourite sports team: Canadian National Ski Team
Favourite subject: Physics
Favourite food: RIBS!
Favourite movie: Talladega Nights 
Favourite superhero: Ironman
Favourite video game: Sonic the Hedgehog
Favourite musician: The Offspring
Favourite book: Hayne's Workshop Manuals
Favourite sporting memory: Ski Race... crashed... and the rest I only remember by the video until I came to.
TV show you never miss: The Red Green Show
How many songs are on your Ipod: approximately 10 000
First pro sports event you ever attended: Basketball
Started playing your sport: Grade 9
Before each race I: starve myself, stop drinking fluids, and sit in a steam room for a few hours.
Favourite vacation spot: 2,500 vertical.... and there better be snow.
First job: tractor restoration
Fantasy job: Antique car restoration.
Childhood hero: Parents
Biggest fear: To have a fear
Cell phone ring: ring.... ring.... ring...
Most famous person I ever met: A few Olympians, that’s about it.
Magazine I subscribe to: Popular Mechanics, Guitar Player
Dream car: Already got it. 
Other hobbies: Antique vehicular restoration
If I could play another UOIT sport, it would be: None so far.... x-country running would be nice 
Unique talent I have: Music
If you could have dinner with two people, who would they be: Albert Einstein and John Lennon
Autobiography title: Yaaaaa, you can just go right ahead and not read this book, that would be great.   By Jake Schwass
Coolest Halloween costume: road kill
Greatest inspiration: survival
Reality show I could win: America's Next Top Model :D
Why UOIT?: Timing