University of Richmond Athletics
Spider Spotlight - Amy Cooke
10/02/2014 | Field Hockey
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| Class: | Junior |
| Position: | Back |
| Height: | 5-3 |
| Hometown: | Ballyclare, Northern Ireland |
| High School: | Ballyclare |
| Major(s): | History |
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Twice a month, we'll visit with a different Spider student-athlete in the Spider Spotlight.
Meet Amy…
Career aspirations: Something in Real Estate. I love all those home improvement shows.
Three words to describe yourself: Loyal, Hard-working and Determined
Best or most memorable moment as a member of your Spider: Having the chance to welcome my Spider teammates and coaches into my home in Northern Ireland, which was something I never imagined I would be able to do.
The best nickname on the team: Has to be Haagen-Dazs for Allison Haas!
Strengths: I think my distribution of passes is a strength. I'm not afraid to hit the ball long or across the pitch.
Toughest opponents: UVA and Duke
Working to improve: My penalty corner strike.
Best sports memory: Scoring in my High School Championship game my senior year to even the score and take the match to overtime. We won and it was the first time in history my school had ever won the title.
Favorite meal: Fish and Chips from back home.
Favorite ice cream: Ben and Jerry's Phish Food
On your playlist: Snow Patrol, Mumford and Sons, Coldplay, One Republic and the Queen B herself, Beyoncé.
Most embarrassing thing on your playlist: I have a lot of Disney songs on there. Sometimes you need to revisit your childhood. My favorite has to be the Hercules soundtrack.
What most people don't know about you: Raisins really creep me out.
If you could go on any game show: Probably Wipeout.
Hidden talent: I can do a pretty good American accent.
Dream car: Lamborghini Reventon in black.
If you could travel anywhere in the world: New Zealand...it's definitely on my bucket list.
Favorite class: I really enjoyed Professor Treadway's class on Modern Germany.
Pets: Mini Jack Russell dog named Maddie.
Hero: I have two: my Mum and Dad. They are great people and have done so much for me. I don't know where I'd be without them.
Favorite childhood TV show: Dexter's Laboratory
If you could have dinner with anyone dead or alive: Emilia Clarke, who plays Daenerys Targaryen on Game of Thrones. I think we would be great friends.
If you could have any superpower: I'd love to snap my fingers and be anywhere in the world in an instant.
