- “I made Virginia Wesleyan my top choice because it felt like home and the people here are amazing.”
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Coastal Carolina University
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Sophomore (2016-17): (Indoor) Competed in the 200m, 400m, triple jump, and long jump in the indoor season… Set a personal best in the long jump at the CNU Holiday Open with a distance of 14’ 5.25”… Member of the 4x400m championship team at the Artie O’Connor Invitational… (Outdoor) Ran the 200m and 400m in the outdoor season… Won the 4x100m relay at the Commonwealth Duals with a time of 50.48… Finished second in the 400m at the same meet with a time of 1:04.24… Ran her season best in the 400m at the ODAC Championship with a time of 1:02.63.
Before VWU: Set the school record in the 200m in 2013 at Easton High School… Played basketball all four years where she averaged over 10 points per game… Earned the Warrior Pride Award for basketball, the coaches’ award for the school… Member of the Service Learning Club… Homecoming Queen… Honor roll.
Personal: Son of Linda and Mark Caple… Has one brother, Mark, and two sisters, Crystal and Shannon… Psychology minor.
Get to Know Terra
- Enjoys spending time with friends, watching movies, and sleeping
- Fan of Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors and actress, Gabrielle Union
- Favorites include movies “Love and Basketball” and “Precious” and TV show “Spongebob Squarepants”
- Self-description in 10 words or less: “influential, positive, and independent young woman with a bright future”
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: “getting to know my teammates and, ultimately, realizing that we are not just a team, but a family”
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period, it would be: “Whitney Houston, because her music was so inspiring and touching to many age groups. I loved her!”
- People might be surprised to know: “I could eat noodles all day, every day”
- It’s the year 2030 and I am…: “the head director of my social work practice, currently traveling the world with my husband”
INDIVIDUAL ACCOLADES
- ODAC All-Academic Team (2017-18)
