Hannah Whetzel Sets a Fast Pace on the Track, in the Lab

For every race, aerospace and mechanical engineering student Hannah Whetzel wears the same socks, hair ribbons and clips. She also eats exactly 40 Cheerios and two gummy worms.

Whetzel also earned Pac-12 All-Academic honors for the second year in a row while pursuing her mechanical engineering degree.

"I originally chose Arizona for the school, not the track program," said Whetzel. "I wasn't planning on being on the team, and actually decided May of my senior year after talking with the coaches after I already committed to the school. Arizona is a great school in general, and has an especially good engineering program."