Army West Point Athletics
Getting to Know: Cameron Niccum
July 21, 2015 | Men's Soccer
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: Cameron Niccum
HOMETOWN: Austin, Texas
MAJOR: Mechanical Engineering
DESCRIBE YOUR HEAD COACH: Humble and Hungry
WHO IS YOUR ROLE MODEL AND WHY: Stonewall Jackson, lost his father and sister at a young age while his mother was trying to make ends meet and still managed to succeed, graduate West Point 17th in his class, and managed to be successful in the battles of Antietam and Chancellorsville.
GREATEST ATHLETE ON EARTH TODAY IS: Bo Jackson
FAVORITE ARMY WEST POINT TEAM OTHER THAN YOUR OWN: Army Football
FAVORITE VENUE TO PLAY IN: PPL Park
OPPONENT MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING: Navy
HOW ARE YOU SPENDING YOUR SUMMER: CLDT, CBT1, and PIAD
ON MY TEAM, I AM THE BEST… With my sleeping schedule
FAVORITE MEAL: Good ole BBQ
IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD YOU GO: New Zealand
FAVORITE WARMUP SONG: Talladega- Eric Church
BIGGEST NIGHTMARE: Being trapped somewhere with snakes
FAVORITE PART OF WEST POINT: The friendships I've made
DESCRIBE ARMY WEST POINT SOCCER: Brotherhood
FAVORITE TV SHOW GROWING UP: Prison Break
MOST MEMORABLE ATHLETIC MOMENT: winning in PKs against American University last year
HOW ARE YOU IMPROVING YOUR GAME IN THE OFFSEASON: Getting back to full strength from knee surgery
WHAT PLAYER WILL SURPRISE PEOPLE NEXT SEASON: Okheem Riley
WHO IS THE MOST ENTERTAINING PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM: Tony Black
WHICH TEAMMATE IS MOST LIKELY TO BECOME A GENERAL: Christian Ollen
NAME: Cameron Niccum
HOMETOWN: Austin, Texas
MAJOR: Mechanical Engineering
DESCRIBE YOUR HEAD COACH: Humble and Hungry
WHO IS YOUR ROLE MODEL AND WHY: Stonewall Jackson, lost his father and sister at a young age while his mother was trying to make ends meet and still managed to succeed, graduate West Point 17th in his class, and managed to be successful in the battles of Antietam and Chancellorsville.
GREATEST ATHLETE ON EARTH TODAY IS: Bo Jackson
FAVORITE ARMY WEST POINT TEAM OTHER THAN YOUR OWN: Army Football
FAVORITE VENUE TO PLAY IN: PPL Park
OPPONENT MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING: Navy
HOW ARE YOU SPENDING YOUR SUMMER: CLDT, CBT1, and PIAD
ON MY TEAM, I AM THE BEST… With my sleeping schedule
FAVORITE MEAL: Good ole BBQ
IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD YOU GO: New Zealand
FAVORITE WARMUP SONG: Talladega- Eric Church
BIGGEST NIGHTMARE: Being trapped somewhere with snakes
FAVORITE PART OF WEST POINT: The friendships I've made
DESCRIBE ARMY WEST POINT SOCCER: Brotherhood
FAVORITE TV SHOW GROWING UP: Prison Break
MOST MEMORABLE ATHLETIC MOMENT: winning in PKs against American University last year
HOW ARE YOU IMPROVING YOUR GAME IN THE OFFSEASON: Getting back to full strength from knee surgery
WHAT PLAYER WILL SURPRISE PEOPLE NEXT SEASON: Okheem Riley
WHO IS THE MOST ENTERTAINING PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM: Tony Black
WHICH TEAMMATE IS MOST LIKELY TO BECOME A GENERAL: Christian Ollen
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