Throughout the spring semester we are celebrating our senior student-athletes with a Senior Salute series. Today's featured senior is swimming and diving's Will Laymon. Laymon is an environmental studies major.
 
Q: Why did you choose to attend The College of Wooster?
A: Wooster allowed me to be a student-athlete in a sport I had not gotten enough time with during high school. Alongside that, Wooster just has it all. What more is there to ask for besides a beautiful campus, kind people, and good food.
 
Q: What does being a Fighting Scot student-athlete mean to you?
A: Being a Fighting Scot means pushing yourself to do great things and realizing that those great things do not have to break records or win nationals. With each race, meet, and practice you fight to be great in your own way.
 
Q: What are some of your favorite memories as a student at The College of Wooster? A: Almost all my best memories at Wooster feature my teammates, new and old. The bonds I have built here have given me enough memories to last a lifetime, and I would not trade them for anything. A lot of my favorite memories come from Lowry and just getting to share meals after practice.
 
Q: What is the best part about being a student-athlete at The College of Wooster?
A: I would say it is the level of appreciation you receive from all the staff. That comes from athletics, other team's coaches and the excellent sports medicine staff, and even professors asking you how practice is going or if a meet went well.
 
Q: What else were you involved with on campus besides your sport?
A: I was a lifeguard, I was in the culture show with the South Asia Committee, and I played ultimate frisbee a couple times.
 
Q: Which College of Wooster faculty or staff member has made the greatest impact on you and why?
A: Both Dr. Matthew Mariola and Dr. Carlo Moreno have been incredibly impactful on my time at Wooster. They have provided insight into what I wanted out of my time at Wooster.
 
Q: What other people or resources impacted your Wooster experience in a positive way and how did these people and resources set you up to be successful at Wooster?
A: Coach Rob Harrington has been there for my whole collegiate journey. Without him and the team, I would not be half as well off as I am now. I would also like to shout out Dr. Evan Riley, Dr. Setsuko Matsuzawa, Dr. Richard Lehtinen, Dr. Jeremy Rapport, and Dr. Garrett Thomson for being some of my favorite professors and teaching me to apply myself to so many different studies.
 
Q: Tell us a bit about your Independent Study project?
A: My I.S. focuses on levels of nitrogen and phosphorus in the Kokosing River in relation to agricultural expansion in the area. The hope is to determine the variables are related and agricultural change has had direct effects on local waterways.
 
Q: Tell us a bit about something cool you did as a student at The College of Wooster?
A: Every year, the swimming and diving team takes a training trip to Florida. We stay at the same hotel and go to the same restaurants and shops, but we also make new memories each time around. We do not get much time to practice our football lineup being aquatic athletes. When we get on that beach it is game time. Roll Tide and Roll Scots.
 
Q: Reflecting back on your time at Wooster, what advice would you give your first-year self?
A: Do everything. Maybe try and save more money during the summer so you do not have to get a job. Join some clubs, make friends, and have fun.
 
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