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9/25/2013 6:00:00 PM | Football, Athletics
DURHAM, N.C. -- Recently, GoDuke.com sat down with senior Sydney Sarmiento to learn more about the Florence, SC., native.
GoDuke.com: Name your three favorite things about being a student-athlete at Duke.
Sydney Sarmiento: Being a football player and being here at Duke. The people and the great atmosphere also make being a football player here great.
GoDuke.com: What is your favorite 'on the field' memory?
SS: Beating UNC.
GoDuke.com: What is your favorite 'off the field' memory?
SS: Being at the University when Duke won the national championship in basketball. That was a great time, seeing how the school came together and all of the support for the team.
GoDuke.com: Name three foods you can't live without.
SS: Cereal, pizza and pasta.
GoDuke.com: Describe coach Cutcliffe in three words.
SS: Passionate, dedicated and a father-figure.
GoDuke.com: Describe yourself in three words.
SS: Goofy, hardworking and laid back
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