BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Karlis Daube traveled thousands of miles just to arrive on the campus of Western Kentucky University. Since arriving from his hometown of Riga, Latvia, Daube has made the most of his experience. Daube a sophomore hurdler just completed his most successful indoor track & field season with a first place finish in the 55 meter hurdles and a sixth place finish as a member of the 4x400 meter relay team. Daube now has scored three seperate times in the SBC Indoor meet after finishing 6th as a freshman in the 55 meter hurdles at the 2010 meet. Daube's personal best in the 55 meter hurdles came at the Ed temple Classic where he finished in 7.50 seconds. In the outdoor circuit, Daube looks to improve on his fourth place finish in the 100 meter hurdles at last year's Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championship. Daube also has his eyes set on a top finish in the 400 meter hurdles after finishing third as a true freshman in 2010.
Over the two weeks, WKUSports.com will be showcasing different members of the men's and women's track & field teams as they near the beginning of their outdoor season. Both the men and women are looking to repeat as Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Champions May 13-15 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University.
Hilltopper Spotlight
Karlis Daube
Hurdles
Riga, Latvia (Riga Secondary School 93)
Q: What is your favorite activity outside of your sport?
A: Reading books.
Q: What is your favorite food?
A: Raisins
Q: What books have you read lately?
A: E.M Remarque: Time to live time to die.
Q: What is your favorite spring break destination?
A: Bed
Q: What was your favorite cartoon character when you were a child?
A: Donald Duck
Q: What is your favorite TV show?
A: Don't have one.
Q: If you could have dinner with any person in history, who would it be and why?
A: B. Obama, it might be interesting to find out some of his foreign political believes.
Q: If you could have dinner with any person no longer living, who would it be and why?
A: Adolf Hitler, because he turned worlds history upside down.
Q: What are your plans after your playing days are over here at WKU?
A: Keep working on my education as long as possible, and then be useful somewhere to someone.
Q: What is your proudest moment in sports?
A: I believe I haven't have one yet, But I been proud of myself every time I am representing my national team of Latvia internationally, it's has been several times during my lifetime.
Q: Who is your all time favorite sports personality?
A: Alexander Ovechkin.
Q: Other than WKU, who is your favorite team?
A: Washington's capitals
Q: Who is your favorite singer or music group?
A: AC DC
Q: What is the best movie you have ever seen?
A: The King's Speech
Q: Who is the most influential person in your life and why?
A: I believe they are my parents, because both of them been around me majority of my life, at phase where my personality was developing during childhood. It is important for every child to have great parents and older brothers like I do, it is good feeling to have someone behind your back no matter where you are and what you been doing family is what matters!
