Throughout the spring and summer, we'll be honoring our senior student-athletes with a "Senior Salute" series. Today's featured senior is Miura Wiley, a biochemistry and molecular biology major from Cheshire, Connecticut. Wiley is a member of the women's lacrosse and women's soccer teams.

Q: Why did you choose to attend The College of Wooster?
A: I liked that Wooster would be a challenging school academically where I could play both soccer and lacrosse. I was also really excited to be able to do one-on-one lab work with a professor as an ungraduated student.

Q: What does it mean to you to be a Fighting Scot student-athlete?
A: Being a student-athlete at Wooster means being a part of a group of people that all care about each other, share a common goal, and who make each other better. The added aspect of athletics on top of a college education allows me to develop a wider variety of skills that I wouldn't necessarily be able to work on in the classroom.

Q: What are some of your favorite memories as a student at The College of Wooster?
A: Some of my favorite memories at Wooster have been travelling with my teammates, including to Iceland with the soccer team, and to California and South Carolina with the lacrosse team. Also, many of my favorite memories have been small moments with my friends, many of whom I'm lucky enough to live with.

Q: What's the best part about being a student-athlete at The College of Wooster?
A: Being a student-athlete at Wooster has allowed me to play two sports that I love, meet two incredible groups of people, and pursue my academic career all at the same time.

Q: What else were you involved with on campus besides your sport?
A: I was a teaching assistant for both an in-person and online class and I'm part of a Wooster Volunteer Network service house that is paired with People to People Ministries.

Q: Which College of Wooster faculty or staff member has made the greatest impact on you and why?
A: Coach Geordie (Brown) has had an incredible impact on me and my experience at Wooster. He has gone out of his way to help me develop as a teammate, player, leader, and as a person. He genuinely cares about each member of his team.

Q: What other people or resources impacted your Wooster experience in a positive way and how did these people/resources set you up to be successful at Wooster?
A: My advisors have been really helpful and have improved my Wooster experience. They have helped me find opportunities on and off campus and have offered support throughout my years at Wooster.

Q: Tell us a bit about your Independent Study project?
A: I'm looking at a gene related to Fragile X Syndrome, which is a genetic cause of intellectual disability in humans. I'm using fruit flies as a model organism to study the molecular basis through which this gene exerts its effects.

Q: Tell us a bit about something cool you did as a student at The College of Wooster?
A: I was able to attend the NCAA Div. III Championships with my soccer team two years in a row. The first was in Kentucky and the second was in Illinois.

Q: Reflecting back on your time at Wooster, what is one piece of advice you would give your first-year (freshman) self?
A: I would tell my first-year self that each year would get progressively better, and that the best of Wooster is yet to come.

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