Hodge also anchors the TCU 4x100 relay (TCU Athletics Media Relations)

1. You recently claimed the 60 and 200 meter titles at the Arkansas Invitational in 7.38 and 23.63 seconds. How did you feel during each race and what did you try to work on considering it's still early in the season?

In the 60 meters, I felt great in both the preliminaries and finals. Right now, I am trying to work on my start, which is much better than last season. With the 200, I am just trying to focus on coming out of the first curve and maintaining my speed for the rest of the race. Overall, I think it's a good start to both races.

2. As a five-time All-American, what are some of your goals for this season?

Some of my goals for this season are to get to the NCAA indoor and outdoor Championships. I want to be able to place higher than I have in previous years at the NCAA's. Finally, I am staying focused, especially for the Olympics in Beijing where I will be representing my country (St. Kitts) in the 100 and 200.

3. You grew up in St. Kitts but graduated from Washington Irving High School in Bronx, New York. When did you move to the United States and how has the transition been, especially at TCU?

I moved to New York in January 2000. The transition was very difficult for me because I had to leave my mom and dad back in St. Kitts, but I got over it after realizing that I came here to improve my track career and education. Coming to TCU made the transition pretty easy. I had people here from St. Kitts that I could relate to like the great Kim Collins and other St. Kitts athletes that went here before me. TCU is a great school and really helped the transition.

4. Now that the indoor season is underway, what will some of your workouts be like over the next few weeks? When will you begin to taper down on the longer sprints in practice?

My workouts will get more intense because I will be working more on my speed. I did most of my strength work in the off-season so I'll just have to maintain that and focus on my speed work. I will also be doing more 300 workouts as well as more 30's and 60's. As the season progresses, I'll start doing longer sprints when it gets closer to the outdoor season.

5. At the 2007 Mountain West Indoor Championships, you scored the most points of any female athlete. Looking back at this and other competitions, how important is it to be there for your team at such a high level?

It is very important that I am here for my team. I always want to be a role model especially for the younger ones. Hopefully, through my success, they can look up to me and be motivated to do the same for TCU some day.

6. Head coach Darryl Anderson has made tremendous strides in just two seasons after coming over from Arizona State. How much have you learned from him during your tenure at TCU?

I have learned so much from Coach Anderson in his three years here. He has come in and made this program better. He has taught me so many things, from my start out of the blocks to how to become a better athlete. He is not just a coach who wants to see you succeed on the track, but academically as well. That's what I like most about him.

7. Considering how warm it is in Texas, do you find it difficult to train outdoors only to compete indoors on a much shorter curve?

The heat is really not a problem for me because I grew up on the islands. Training in the outdoors for the indoor season is something that I have had to get used to though. I don't see it as being difficult at all. I just have to make the transition during the 200 because I have to run two curves while indoors.

8. How often to you and your teammates work out in the weight room? What are some of the exercises that you find are most beneficial to your success on the track?

My teammates and I work out in the weight room three times a week. The exercises that are most beneficial to my success are squatting and power cleaning. I am so much stronger now than at anytime in my track career. Strengthening my legs and arms is something that is beneficial for me to run faster times on the track.

9. Describe a typical day for you during the week. When do you train and how do you schedule your classes around this timeframe?

A typical day for me consists of classes from 9 a.m. to noon. I then go to the training room to get worked on for about an hour before heading to practice from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. When practice is over, I go home to eat and then return to TCU to study from 8 p.m. till 10 p.m.

10. What's the best part about being a student-athlete at TCU?

The best part of being a student at TCU is the fact that the professors here love you. The people here at TCU as a whole are very respectful and make you feel right at home.