Getting to Know Carrie

Name: Carrie Cecil
Number: 16
Class: freshman
Position: outside
Height: 6 feet
Hometown: Dedham, Massachusetts
High School: Dana Hall School
High School Coach: Graham Masiiwa
High School Mascot: Dragons
Years Played on Varsity: 3
High School Accolades: player of the year 2009, third player to all league team 2008, 2009
High School Records/Team Records/Championships/Top Finishes- 2nd in league 2006,2008 third in new england independent school tournament 2006,2008
Awards/Accolades for things other than Volleyball: cum laude society member (academics), national merit scholar
Club Team: SMASH volleyball of Newton
Club Coach: Eric Neely 2008 and Richard Barton (2009)
Years Played Club: 2
Club Highlight(s): Ton Twenty in new england in 2008, top five in 2009
Major/Potential Major: Anthropology
Favorite Classes: Paleoanthropology, Greek and Roman epic
Clubs on Campus: Delta Gamma Sorority
Whitman Social Life Highlight: the vast number of things to do on the weekends, the range of opportunities from outdoor activities, community service, music, and other social activities
Reason for Choosing Whitman: a small campus with a tight-knit community that puts a strong emphasis on academics but also that the students are well-rounded socially and in many aspects of life
Favorite spot on Whitman Campus: the small lawn with chairs by the stream next to the Reid Campus Center
Whitman Volleyball Highlight: My block against CMS at the California tournament that turned around the play for the rest of the game
Song currently playing on ipod: "Up Up and Away" by kid cudi
Song that's on your ipod that you always skip but never delete: "Save a horse, ride a cowboy"
Favorite item in Bright’s Candy Shop: chocolate peanut butter fudge
The best thing you know how to cook/bake: brownies from a box that I then put everything I can find on top of (peanuts, coconut, chocolate chips, cookie bits, etc)
Goofiest memory about a current teammate: Olivia asking when the volleyball games are in the winter olympics
Favorite sporting event to attend at Whitman (obviously other than volleyball): men's basketball
Biggest fear about moving into the dorms as a freshman: the roommate, and having way too much stuff
Farthest place you've traveled: France, Wales, and England
Current Ringtone: "Sleepyhead" by Passion PIt
Strangest thing you've ever eaten: turduckhen (turkey, duck, chicken all rolled into one)
Weirdest thing a professor has ever said to you: my cultural anthropology professor trying to rap during class
Nickname: the beast (on my highschool volleyball team)
Favorite Dance Move: the sprinkler
Favorite Quote..."may your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds."- Edward Abbey
Famous person you'd love to have on speed dial: Obama or Shawn White, the flying tomato
City Born in: Boston
Parents Names: Steve and Audrey
Family members who played sports in college: my dad was on the swim team and water polo team at Trinity College and my mom was on the crew team at Trinity College in Hartford, CT