Mom's Name: Melissa Beese
Dad's Name: Rick Beese
College Athletic Accomplishments:
College Academic Accomplishments: Made the Deans List in the Fall and Spring, Golden Key Club, Recieved Academic Honors in Fall and Spring, Phi Eta Sigma
High School Athletic Accomplishments: Volleyball and Track Captain, Volleyball and Basketball Honorable Mention in 2009, Most Improved for Volleyball in 2008 and Warrior Heart in 2009
High School Academic Accomplishments: Art Student of the Year, top 12% of class, National Honor Society,
FAVORITE THINGS:
Favorite Class: Individual and Society with Melissa Deller!
Favorite Food: Cookies!
Favorite Book: Eclipse
Favorite Movie: The Hangover
Favorite Quote: "What's Life Without Taking Chances"
Favorite Card/Board Game: apples to apples/LIFE
Favorite High School Athletics Memory: In a basketball game my junior year we were playing a team that was undefeated and we were down by 1 with a few seconds left in the 4th and i scored the winning basket at the buzzer to win the game
Favorite Warhawk Athletics Memory: beating oshkosh on our home court, white-out night. And becoming Conference tournament champs!
Favorite College Team (other than UW-W): Virginia Tech
Favorite Spot on Campus: my apartment!
FUN FACTS:
What TV show would you like to guest star on?: Glee!!!!!
If you could be on a reality show, which would you pick?: Jersey Shore
If you could have dinner with one famous person, dead or alive, who would it be?: my great grandpa Wally and great grandpa Koepp, both died before I was born
Who would play you in a movie about your life?: my sister, Kelly
What is your dream job?: Dolphin Trainer at Sea World
If you could bring 3 things from your hometown to Whitewater what would they be?: My puppy; Shadow, my bestie; Guppie and my parents home cookin!
When you are not participating in your sport what do you like to do?: hang with my friends and roommates or my sister and "family" upstairs! : )
SPORT FUN FACTS:
What did you work on this off-season?: Well, I worked majority of the summer and on my "off" time I lifted and ran..I worked on keeping my shoulder strong : )
What are your expectations for this year?: to improve mentally and physically on the court
What is the significance of your jersey number (if you have one)?: number 10...it's a double didget...?
What is your pre-competition ritual?: straightening my hair and putting on my knee pads, ankle braces and shoes the same way before every game
Who is your sports hero?: my sister, she taught me to never give up on the game you love, no matter what the consequences may be