Getting to Know Anna

Name- Anna Conrad
Sport- Volleyball :)
Class- Freshman
Position- Outside Hitter
Height- 5'10''
Hometown- Winter Park, CO
High School- Middle Park High School
High School Coach- Kris Newberry
High School Mascot- Panthers
Years Played on Varsity- 3
High School Accolades- Academic All Conference First Team 3 years, Academic All State First Team 2 years, All Conference Second Team 1 year, Panther Award 2 years,
High School Records/Team Records/Championships/Top Finishes- 2006- Metro League Champions, 2008- Frontier League Champions
Other sports on Varsity in High School- Soccer, Athletic Training
Number of years on Varsity- Soccer- 3 years, Athletic Training- 1 year, 2009- Soccer Frontier League Champions
Awards/Accolades for things other than Volleyball- Valedictorian, National Honor Society, Piano, Student Council Elected Senior Representative, Yearbook Co-Editor, Homecoming Court,
Club Team- Juggernaut Club Volleyball- 16 Black, 17 Elite
Years Played Club- 2 years
Major/Potential Major- Politics, minor- Chinese
Favorite Classes- Creative Writing, Geology of the Pacific Northwest
Clubs on Campus- Delta Gamma, Backcountry Ski Club, StoryTime Project
Whitman Social Life Highlight- Delta Gamma
Reason for Choosing Whitman- the people and how the campus made me feel when I visited
Favorite spot on Whitman Campus- fountain in front of Hunter Conservatory, the amphitheater
Song currently playing on ipod- Passion Pit- Little Secrets, Pretty Lights- Hot Like Sauce
Song that's on your ipod that you always skip but never delete- Lady Gaga- Poker Face
Favorite item in Bright’s Candy Shop- milk chocolate turtle
The best thing you know how to cook/bake- mac-n-cheese
Goofiest memory about a current teammate- incredibly impressive dance moves with Rachel
Favorite sporting event to attend at Whitman (obviously other than volleyball)- girls soccer (cheering for my roommate!!!!!)
Biggest fear about moving into the dorms as a freshman- that my roommate would be a kleptomaniac or watch me sleep
Farthest place you've traveled- Costa Rica
Current Ringtone- the really awful classical music when your ringtone expires
Strangest thing you've ever eaten- guanabanas (Costa Rican fruit)
Weirdest thing a professor has ever said to you- you write incredibly polite emails
Nickname- Na, A-con,
Favorite Dance Move- get low
Motto you live by- "Laugh so hard you go into silent laugh mode, and come dangerously close to falling out of your chair, but don't." - Fresh Ink card, and "The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful." -ee cummings
City Born in- Boulder, CO
Parents Names- Jack and Karin
Siblings Names & ages- Stephanie (25), Janni (17), Krista (7)
Family members who attended Whitman- Jessica Conrad (cousin, grad of '09)
Family members who played sports in college (who, what & where)- Karin Conrad (mother) tennis Gustavus Adolphis '79, '80,