Zoila Gomez, Marathon Runner and ESL Teacher/Community Mentor
Alamosa, CO
US Olympic Marathon Team alternate
US Marathon National Championships Bronze medalist
US World Championship Team member (Marathon)
6-time NCAA DII National Champion
11-time NCAA DII All-American
NCAA DII Athlete of the Year
NCAA DII Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Colorado Sportswoman of the Year
Team Captain
Adams State College, 2004
Among many public speaking engagements and appearances at local schools and clubs, Zoila teaches English as a Second Language (ESL) to immigrant workers in her adopted hometown of Alamosa, Colorado. In her words, her community service initiative aims to “give immigrant workers the opportunity to learn basic language skills, so that they can interact and be involved in their communities...With this project they will be surrounded by an instructor who really cares and is willing to teach and guide them. My ultimate goal is to give something back. It might be a smile, a new word, a new sentence, encouragement, but most importantly hope for a better future.”
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