Army West Point Athletics
Getting to Know: Chris Short
May 28, 2015 | Men's Gymnastics
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.
HOMETOWN: Vancouver, WA
MAJOR: Management
DESCRIBE YOUR HEAD COACH: Motivated
WHO IS YOUR ROLE MODEL AND WHY: Dad because he always pushes me to become better
GREATEST ATHLETE ON EARTH TODAY IS: Michael Phelps
FAVORITE ARMY WEST POINT TEAM OTHER THAN YOUR OWN: Baseball
FAVORITE VENUE TO PLAY IN: Christl Arena
OPPONENT MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING: Navy
WHAT TEAM NOT ON YOUR SCHEDULE WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY AND WHY: Nebraska (might be on our schedule) because they would be challenging to compete against
HOW ARE YOU SPENDING YOUR SUMMER: CLDT, AIAD (with RallyPoint in Boston), 10 days of Leave, CTLT (Ft. Lewis, WA)
ON MY TEAM, I AM THE BEST...At remaining calm
FAVORITE MEAL: Qdoba
IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD YOU GO: Myanmar or Australia
FAVORITE WARMUP SONG: Anything with a good bass
BIGGEST NIGHTMARE: Drowning
FAVORITE PART OF WEST POINT: Trip sections
DESCRIBE ARMY WEST POINT GYMNASTICS: Motivated and compassionate with a desire to win
FAVORITE TV SHOW GROWING UP: Boy Meets World
MOST MEMORABLE ATHLETIC MOMENT: Getting grip-lock at Black Jack Open Junior year of HS
HOW ARE YOU IMPROVING YOUR GAME IN THE OFFSEASON: Strength training, running and potentially lifting
WHAT PLAYER WILL SURPRISE PEOPLE NEXT SEASON: Ryan Wilson
WHO IS THE STRONGEST PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM: Jesse Glenn
WHO IS THE MOST ENTERTAINING PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM: Nathan Goff
WHICH TEAMMATE IS MOST LIKLEY TO BECOME A GENERAL: Michael York
ADVICE FOR INCOMING PLEBE TEAMMATES: Stay positive and grind through the rough times
FAVORITE PERSON TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER: Don't have a Twitter
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