Buckeye Spotlight – Emeric Quade – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/15/2016 12:00:00 AM | General, Men's Gymnastics
March 15, 2016
Men’s gymnastics team captain Emeric Quade, from Tucson, Arizona, has been a standout for the Buckeyes both in the classroom and in competition over the past four seasons. An Ohio State Eminence Scholar and member of the Honors Program at OSU, Quade has earned CGA Scholar-Athlete, OSU Scholar-Athlete, Academic All Big-Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honors for his academic achievements with the Buckeyes. A floor and vault specialist, he set a personal-best 15.400 on floor exercise at the Arnold Challenge earlier this month. Quade is a biochemistry major who will graduate with Phi Beta Kappa honors this spring.
Student Life
- What is the best time of year on campus? Spring
- What is your preferred mode of transportation to class? Walking or longboarding
- Have you switched your major? If so, how many times and why and if not, how did you know your major was “the one”?
- Yes, a number of times. I started as anthropology, switched to evolution, ecology and organismal biology, and finally switched again to biochemistry. I liked biochemistry because it gave me a really fundamental science foundation and I felt it would allow me to branch into a number of difference biology related fields. I finally decided I wanted to go to medical school and it is perfect for that.
- What has been your favorite or most interesting class at OSU? Honors Evolution. It gave me a new lens to think through.
- If you had to give an incoming student advice, what would it be? Take advantage of all that OSU has to offer! There is so much outside of classes and athletics.
Pop Culture
- What social media do you prefer? I would prefer not to be a part of social media.
- Which do you watch more: Netflix or TV? Netflix, but I don’t watch much of either.
- Would you rather read the book or watch the movie? Depends on the book and movie!
- What song can you not help but sing-a-long to? Three Little Birds by Bob Marley
- What was the last movie that you saw in theaters? Star Wars
Sports
- When is your favorite time of your sport’s season? Summer! You get to play and learn new things.
- Which team do you most look forward to competing against? Michigan
- Do you have any pre-game/match superstitions or rituals? I always take a long shower and visualize all my routines while showering.
- What is your favorite part about your sport? The rush of scaring yourself and the fact that you have endless options in regards to what you can do/learn.
- What is your favorite athletic memory? Competing vault at Windy City my freshman year. It was my first time competing for Ohio State and we had an amazing meet.
Food
- Where is your favorite place to eat at in Columbus? North Star
- What is the best meal you have ever eaten, and where did you get it from/who made it? My mother’s enchiladas
- Do you have a sweet tooth and if you do, what is your favorite treat? Coffee ice cream
Miscellaneous
- When you are not at practice, what could someone find you doing? Walking around outdoors or climbing something
- Do you have a hidden talent? I’m really good at peeling avocados.
- If you could play another sport other than yours, what would it be? Snowboarding, for sure.
- If you won the lottery, what would you do? I would set aside money for future education and a house and then do my best to make those around me comfortable as well.
- What do you most look forward to doing during the summer? Hiking!
- If you were a superhero, what would your superpower be? I’d want gills and enough pressure resistance to explore the deep ocean.
- Do you have an interesting nickname? E-Dawg and Rico
- If you could switch places with anyone on your team for a day, who would you choose? Jake Dastrup — I think he’s got some interesting perspective that is very different from my own.
- What is the best piece of advice you have ever received? Don’t knock it until you try it.
- If you could witness any event of the past, present, or future, what would it be? I’ve always wanted a bird’s eye view of ancient Athens (like 400 BC, or so). It was the birthplace of so much novel and progressive thought. I’d like to witness the environment that fostered that.
- Would you be the first O, H, I or last O in a picture? I am an equal opportunity letter user.
- What is your favorite part about being a Buckeye? This school has afforded me the opportunity to excel in any endeavor I could imagine — in athletics, in any kind of academics, in the community, or really in anything else you or I might be able to think of. For that, I am hugely grateful. I only wish I could have better taken advantage of what was offered to me in my time here.
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