Sophomores Arda Acik and Chris Neumann are long-distance track and cross country runners at DGS. They are very close friends who help and support each other both in class and in sports.

Q: What’s the most fun thing you guys have done?

A: “We’ve been doing cross country and track together.”

Q: What’s the nicest thing you guys have done for each other?

A: “We studied together for bio 400, chem 400 and math.”

Q: When did you first meet?

A: “We met at seventh grade, but we didn’t talk much until freshman year when we had a lot of classes together.”

Q: What similarities do you guys have as friends?

A: “We’re in a lot of the same classes, and that really helps our friendship and we’re in cross country.”

Q: What obstacles have you guys overcome together?

A: “We would pick bio 400, it’s really challenging. We also overcame a lot of time gaps in cross country. We helped each other through some of our times.”

Q: Did you guys do anything over the summer?

A: “We ate ice cream together and hung out!”