THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER

Mom's Name: Cathy Tkachuk
Dad's Name: Jeff Tkachuk
College Academic Accomplishments: Scholastic Honor Roll
High School Athletic Accomplishments: 2010 Division 2 State Basketball Champs and Conference Champs, WBCA Division 2 ALL-Star, State Qualifier 2008 for Cross Country
High School Academic Accomplishments: Scholar Athlete, NHS
 
FAVORITE THINGS
Favorite Class: Speech
Favorite Food: Beef Stroganoff
Favorite Book: The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Favorite Movie: Stepbrothers
Favorite Quote: "So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.” -Marilyn Monroe
Favorite Card/Board Game: Clue
Favorite High School Athletics Memory: Winning State my senior year for basketball
Favorite Warhawk Athletics Memory: Playing at the Kohl Center this year
Favorite College Team (other than UW-W): UW-Madison
Favorite Spot on Campus: Sitting on the leather couch in our locker room
 
FUN FACTS
What TV show would you like to guest star on?: Modern Family
If you could be on a reality show, which would you pick?: Dancing with the Stars
If you could have dinner with one famous person, dead or alive, who would it be?: My Aunt Sara(not famous but important to me)
Who would play you in a movie about your life?: Melissa McCarthy(Bridesmaids)
What is your dream job?: Traveling around the world and teaching little children
If you could bring 3 things from your hometown to Whitewater what would they be?: Target, home cooking, and my sister's dog Gus
When you are not participating in your sport what do you like to do?: Sing, dance, listen to music, doing any activity outside, and being with my friends watching SVU
 
SPORT FUN FACTS
What did you work on this off-season?: Shooting, court vision, and defense
What are your expectations for this year?: Staying healthy and working as hard as I can in practice to earn minutes on the floor
What is the significance of your jersey number (if you have one)?: I like to think I am the "perfect 10" but that is not always the case
What is your pre-competition ritual?: Listen to the song "Sail" by Awolnation and just get myself pumped up
Who is your sports hero?: My dad