Phillip Rocha
What are you looking forward to most about the trip?
I think enjoying the culture and the competition is what I look forward to the most
How did it feel to receive all the sweet Team USA gear?
It was awesome, everything is contoured to the preference of the athlete.
What have you been doing to prepare for the meet?
I've practiced my salsa prior to this trip. Salsa is the life of Cali so I want to be prepared
What’s life like at the training camp ?
Everyone is so cool and funny. There is an aspect to an elite athlete that you overlook most of the time and that is their colorful personality.
What are your goals going into World Youth?
Making the final is the most important and then finishing within the top 8
Have you done any international MileSplit stalking of athletes you will be going up against?
Not at all, I think that the strengths I have as a competitor prepares me to step up to the line with anybody