Getting to Know Rachel

Name- Rachel Shober

Number- 15

Class- Freshman

Position- A little bit of everything

Height- 5'9"

Hometown- Monroe, WA

High School- Archbishop Murphy

High School Coach- Jim Hardy

High School Mascot- Wildcats

Years Played on Varsity- 4

High School Accolades- Team Captain 2 years, Cascade Conference 2nd team all conference 3 years

High School Records/Team Records/Championships/Top Finishes- Junior year finished 5th in state, made appearance in state tournament 3 years in a row

Other sports on Varsity in High School- Basketball, Track

Number of years on Varsity- Bball 4, Track 1

Awards/Accolades for things other than Volleyball- National Honors Society Highest Honors all 4 years, Recycling Club president 2 years, Class Office Secretary 3 years, ASB Secretary 1 year, 2nd place finish in state for bball senior year, all-conference honorable mention for bball senior year, best newcomer for track senior year

Club Team- WVBA

Club Coach- Dave Weitl and Tina Brennan! woohoo!

Years Played Club- 4

Club Highlight(s)- finished 3rd at Junior Olympics Tournament in 2007, traveled to Brazil on team exchange program in 2007

Major/Potential Major- Psychology

Favorite Classes- Psych, Social Problems, English...NOT Chemistry

Clubs on Campus- Delta Gamma Sorority, Adopt-A-Grandparent

Whitman Social Life Highlight- Dressing up in ridiculous costumes for EVERYTHING

Reason for Choosing Whitman- the wonderful students and faculty, sense of community

Favorite spot on Whitman Campus- narnia or laying on ankney in the sunshine

Whitman Volleyball Highlight- when Corie hit and knocked over Jane Doe (*name has been changed to protected the humiliated)

Song currently playing on ipod- coastin' -Zion I

Song that's on your ipod that you always skip but never delete- The Climb-Miley Cyrus

Favorite item in Bright’s Candy Shop- caramel corn

The best thing you know how to cook/bake- texas chocolate sheet cake

Goofiest memory about a current teammate- Hannah's happy birthday renditions

Favorite sporting event to attend at Whitman (obviously other than volleyball)- all of them!! esp. soccer and bball

Biggest fear about moving into the dorms as a freshman- not knowing my roommate!

Farthest place you've traveled- Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Current Ringtone- default

Strangest thing you've ever eaten- fried grasshoppers

Nickname- rach, shobs

Favorite Dance Move- wayyyyyyy too many

Famous person you'd love to have on speed dial- Barack Obama

City Born in- Seattle

Parents Names- Jeff and Deb

Siblings- Sam, 16

Family members who attended Whitman- none

Family members who played sports in college- Deb Nalty (mom) played basketball at Colorado College and is in the Hall of Fame!