Army West Point Athletics
Getting to Know: Vanessa Edwards
June 01, 2015 | Volleyball
Each weekday this summer a new cadet-athlete will be featured in Getting to Know, a Q&A series where Army West Point fans can read about their favorite players.
NAME: Vanessa Edward
HOMETOWN: Sacramento, California
MAJOR: Human Geography
DESCRIBE YOUR HEAD COACH: Very Competitive
WHO IS YOUR ROLE MODEL AND WHY: Muhammad Ali- He could talk confidently and back it up
GREATEST ATHLETE ON EARTH TODAY IS: My best friend and teammate Nicole Perri
FAVORITE ARMY WEST POINT TEAM OTHER THAN YOUR OWN: Army Track/Field- In specific the throwing team!
FAVORITE VENUE TO PLAY IN: Any Army Black Knight Venue
OPPONENT MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING: Navy
WHAT TEAM NOT ON YOUR SCHEDULE WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY AND WHY: Penn State- just to take down the best
HOW ARE YOU SPENDING YOUR SUMMER: Military Training
ON MY TEAM, I AM THE BEST... At dancing
FAVORITE MEAL: French Onion Soup
IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD YOU GO: Just home. West Point, please let me go home.
FAVORITE WARMUP SONG: Girl Fight
BIGGEST NIGHTMARE: Taliban, ISIS
FAVORITE PART OF WEST POINT: Mess Hall
DESCRIBE ARMY WEST POINT VOLLEYBALL: We are committed to each other and becoming the best we can be.
FAVORITE TV SHOW GROWING UP: Dragon Tales
MOST MEMORABLE ATHLETIC MOMENT: Beating Navy
HOW ARE YOU IMPROVING YOUR GAME IN THE OFFSEASON: Of course
WHICH TEAMMATE WILL SURPRISE PEOPLE NEXT SEASON: Amber Clay
WHO IS THE STRONGEST PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM: Well weight wise--Ellie Petersen front squats like 200.
WHO IS YOUR MOST ENTERTAINING TEAMMATE: Rachel Hornick
WHICH TEAMMATE IS MOST LIKLEY TO BECOME A GENERAL: Lexie Johnson
ADVICE FOR INCOMING PLEBE TEAMMATES: I am about to win a championship so please jump on board
FAVORITE ACCOUNT TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER: CNN
