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Andrew Starykowicz

Andrew Starykowicz

Which club were you a member of?

  • 2000-2003 Water Polo, 2002-2004 Triathlon, 2003-2004 Cycling

Favorite club sports memory/game experience?

  • Playing in the sun every year at the Hillbilly Classic at University of Tennessee

What was your major and year of graduation?

  • BS Mechanical Engineering 2004

How has club sports impacted your life after college?

Club sports was an outlet from studying:

  • It taught me time management
  • The best & most successful teams I was on, were not the most talented. They were live and die together, never miss a practice, and hang out all night together teams.

Are you still involved in the sport you were involved in at Purdue?

  • Yes, I gave up water polo and cycling when I became a professional triathlete.

What was the biggest challenge you had to overcome upon graduation from Purdue?

  • Getting a job (which I have since left)

What is your current career/employment location?

  • Self Employed, Professional Triathlete, Wauconda, IL