Getting to Know Olivia

Name: Olivia Nielson
Number: 10
Class: 2013
Position: Middle blocker
Height: 5'9"
Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska
High School: A.J. Dimond High
High School Coach: Kim Lauwers
High School Mascot: Lynx
Years Played on Varsity: 2
Other sports on Varsity in High School: Varsity track and field 2008
Awards/Accolades for things other than Volleyball: People to People Student Ambassador, AP Scholar Award, Honor Roll for four years
Club Team: Midnight Sun
Club Coach: Virgil Hooe
Years Played Club: 4
Major/Potential Major: Potentially psychology or sociology
Favorite Classes: Sociology, anthropology
Whitman Social Life Highlight: Playing volleyball outside on the grass courts
Reason for Choosing Whitman: Everyone is extremely friendly, amazing campus
Favorite spot on Whitman Campus: Ankeny field
Whitman Volleyball Highlight: Perfect slide hit down the line against Whitworth
Song currently playing on ipod: Ghosts 'n' Stuff by Deadmau5
Song that's on your ipod that you always skip but never delete: Here We Go by N'Sync
Favorite item in Bright’s Candy Shop: chocolate covered caramels
The best thing you know how to cook/bake: Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
Goofiest memory about a current teammate: Corie and I making up our own alaskan language, and Hannah and I singing and interpretive dancing to "500 Miles" on the bus ride home while everyone else was sleeping.
Favorite sporting event to attend at Whitman (obviously other than volleyball): Basketball and men's volleyball
Biggest fear about moving into the dorms as a freshman: Having a psycho roommate
Farthest place you've traveled: Kenya
Current Ringtone: Streamline by Newton
Strangest thing you've ever eaten: Kangaroo meat
Weirdest thing a professor has ever said to you: "You're moving slower than a tranquilized turtle on a treadmill!"
Nickname: Big O, Livi, Olive
Favorite Dance Move: Lawn mower
Motto you live by: "One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes." -The Little Prince
City Born in: Anchorage, Alaska
Parents Names: Julie Robinson and David Nielson
Siblings: Deanna Nielson, 16