Rutgers-Newark junior Edward Dennerlein has qualified for the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships, which start Thursday at the Veteran’s Memorial Field Sports Complex in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

He is the eighth seed in the shot put at a personal best 16.54 meters, after winning titles at the ECAC and New Jersey Athletic Conference Championships. A 6-foot-4 Chatham native, Dennerlein hopes to coach track and field. 

Today he takes time out for our  "20 Questions."

Who else is in your family? Mother, father, two brothers and a sister, and a dachshund-rottweiler mix.

Are you named after anyone? I'm named after my father, because we have a tradition to name the first son in the family Edward.

What are you wearing right now? A Zelda shirt and Lakers shorts!

Favorite color? Teal


Favorite pro/college sports team? Mets, Giants, and the USA for track

Best sandwich ever? My dad's grilled cheese

Favorite ice cream flavor? Mint chocolate chip

Favorite movie? "Forrest Gump"

Favorite TV show? "Game of Thrones"

Most-played song on your iTunes? "Turn Me On" by David Guetta

Favorite book? "Legend" by Marie Lu

Favorite school subject? Business

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If you could have any super power, what would it be? The ability to read minds

Best advice you've been given? Get amnesia and be an athlete!

What's your worst habit? Procrastination

Biggest fear? Letting others down

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Pet peeves? Athletes being rude or disrespectful to other athletes

What's your No. 1 priority right now? Becoming an All-American

What three people, living or dead, would you invite to dinner? Ryan Crouser, Randy Johnson and Tom Walsh

If a movie was made of your life so far, what's the title? Who would play you? "Winning, Losing and Not Knowing," starring my brother Matthew

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