University of Minnesota Athletics
Black HIstory Month: Lisa (Walton) Anderson
2/5/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Feb. 5, 2016
In honor of Black History Month, Gopher Athletics is celebrating those who made us great. Throughout February, GopherSports.com will share short interviews with African-American alumni from almost every Gopher program. In these interviews, former student-athletes reflect on their time at the U of M, provide advice to current Gophers and share what Black History Month means to them personally.
Lisa (Walton) Anderson
Sport: Track & Field
Years: 1984-87
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minn.
Occupation: Enterprise Account Specialist
What is it you honestly miss most about the University?
That moment when you're waiting for the gun to go off!
If you could give the current student-athletes any piece of advice, what would it be?
Don't be afraid to get out there and compete because as soon as you cross that finish line you should know you have nothing left. Be fearless from start to finish!
Please share your favorite university or athletic event you've attended since you graduated and what made it so special to you?
It was special because the Big Ten Network did a story on our family and how we were proud to be U of MN alumni athletes!
What are you grateful for?
I am grateful that I had the opportunity to participate on a D-I level at the University of Minnesota! That is how I met my husband, Melvin!!
What does Black History Month mean to you?
"A People without knowledge of their past history ... is like a tree without roots." -Marcus Garvey
Lisa (Walton) Anderson
Sport: Track & Field
Years: 1984-87
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minn.
Occupation: Enterprise Account Specialist
What is it you honestly miss most about the University?
That moment when you're waiting for the gun to go off!
If you could give the current student-athletes any piece of advice, what would it be?
Don't be afraid to get out there and compete because as soon as you cross that finish line you should know you have nothing left. Be fearless from start to finish!
Please share your favorite university or athletic event you've attended since you graduated and what made it so special to you?
It was special because the Big Ten Network did a story on our family and how we were proud to be U of MN alumni athletes!
What are you grateful for?
I am grateful that I had the opportunity to participate on a D-I level at the University of Minnesota! That is how I met my husband, Melvin!!
What does Black History Month mean to you?
"A People without knowledge of their past history ... is like a tree without roots." -Marcus Garvey
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