At a glance
Name: Anna McKinney
University: Idaho
Sport: Volleyball
Number: 15
Year: Senior
Major: History and Political Science
Hometown: Federal Way, Wash.
Q: When and why did you start to play volleyball?
A: I started playing
volleyball in seventh grade because my junior high basketball coach told me I
had to play if I wanted to be on the basketball team since he coached both. I
ended up loving it.
Q: What other sports
did you play growing up?
A: Basketball and
track.
Q: What has been your most rewarding experience off the court?
A: Being a part of
the student-athletic advisory committee has been a great experience because it
has allowed me to be involved in another aspect of being a student-athlete.
Q: Why did you choose to become a Vandal?
A: I loved the
coaches, the team and the community of Moscow. The small-town atmosphere
appealed to me because I came from such a big city.
Q: What is your favorite childhood memory?
A: My aunt lived in
Hawai'i for seven years and we used to visit her every year. I loved snorkeling
and feeding the fish at Hanauma Bay,
Q: What do you
consider your greatest accomplishment so far as a student-athlete?
A: Being able to
accomplish all I've done with volleyball while maintaining a good GPA and
completing two majors and a minor.
Q: What do you still hope to accomplish as a student-athlete?
A: I hope to graduate
with a 3.77 GPA and for us to make the NCAA Tournament.
Q: What's on your iPod?
A: I listen to a
little bit of everything; rap, country, pop, Christian, rock
Q: What do you like to do when you are away from the court?
A: I like to hang out
with friends, watch movies, read and relax
Q: If you had to live
on a desert island for a year and could only take three items with you, what
would you take?
A: If one of those
things could be a person it would be my mom. Other than that I would bring my
Bible and a year supply of water.
Q: Name your favorite class...
A: One of my favorite
classes was a film history class analyzing Oliver Stone films. I also liked
Constitutional Law.
Q: What is your game day routine?
A: I eat pregame, get
dressed, hair and makeup, write my goals for the game, drink an Emergen-C,
listen to music and pray.
Q: What are your expectations for your team this season?
A: I expect us to be
a team to be reckoned with in the WAC. We have the potential to do really well
and make the NCAA Tournament.
Q: What is your favorite television show?
A: Of all time:
Seinfeld. Current show: The Office and
The Bachelor
Q: Who has had the most influence on your life?
A: My mom has the
most influence on me. She knows everything.
Q: What are your plans following graduation?
A: I'm applying to go
to Law School for the fall of 2010. I'm going to Europe next semester for a few
weeks. I'm so excited!
Q: What is the best advice you have received?
A: I don't know if
it's advice, but my setter, Katie Tribley, gave me a quote in my locker one day
that said, "As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a
champion." This is so true because sports are so mental.
Q: Who is your favorite professional athlete?
A: Favorite
pro-volleyball player Kim Walsh. Other sport: Eddie Williams. He plays for the
Redskins and is the fiancé of one of my teammates.
Q: If Hollywood were to make a movie about your life, which actress
would play your role?
A: People tell me I
kind of look like Julia Roberts and she's one of my favorite actresses so that
would be awesome.
Q: If you were to win a million dollars what would be your
first purchase?
A: I would pay for my
mom to get the kitchen remodel she's always wanted. She's too great of a cook
to be working in such a small kitchen.
Q: Describe the perfect meal...
A: My mom's lasagna
is amazing! That, with homemade bread, spinach salad, fresh pineapple and her
apple pie for dessert. Perfect!