University of Richmond Athletics
Spider Soccer #TBT: Hannah Cornman
07/06/2017 | Women's Soccer
Each week through the summer, the Spider soccer team will highlight a senior or a coach on RichmondSpiders.com as a part of a Throwback Thursday series.
Name: Hannah Cornman
Position: Defense
List two truths and a lie about yourself:
• I can only jump rope backwards
• I once had 6 pet ducks
• I am left footed but right handed
What is your favorite...
Athlete: my teammates
Professional Soccer Player: Megan Rapinoe
Sports team: US Women's National Soccer Team
School subject: Biology
Food: ice cream and tacos :)
Movie: The Pink Panther (the new one with Steve Martin)
Soap: anything from bath and body works
Animal: seals
Breakfast cereal: strawberry special K with chocolate chips added
Soccer memory: My first game back in the game this past season after my ACL injury
Vacation spot: a lake house with good friends
Joke: What is the difference between a dirty bus station and a lobster in a bra? A: " one is a crusty bus station and the other is a busty crustacean" gets me every time!
Color: yellow
Gift you have ever been given: Kenzie once bought me a really chubby Hula dancing woman for my car dashboard. I thought it was hilarious.
Song: "Georgia" by Vance Joy
Motivational Quote: "You get what you work for, not what you wish for."
Holiday (why)?: Fourth of July. It's during the summer and it's a time to relax and have fun with your friends and family. Plus there's always lots of food.
Other Questions:
What's one thing not a lot of people know about you?: I was born in Texas
Where's spot in the entire world you would like to visit that you haven't?: Bora Bora
Age you started playing soccer: kindergarten
What has been one of your most exciting memories with your Spider Family so far?: When we beat VCU at home on senior night of my sophomore year.
Before each game I…: listen to hype music.
If you were granted one wish, what you want it to be?: To be able to grant wishes too.
If you could have dinner with any one celebrity, who and why?: Vance Joy because I love him and hopefully it would be a date and we would fall in love.
Starbucks or Dunkin?: starbies
Most famous person you've met (where and when): the guy who writes on the whiteboard during UPS commercials came to my middle school one time and we got a picture… yeah i think that's the best i've got.
Dream job: working for doctors without borders
Hobbies/Interests: I like hiking and being outdoors, paddleboarding and kayaking
Do you have a nickname the team calls you?: sometimes HanHan, coach likes to call me corndog.
Ideal temperature in your house?: 70 degrees
Greatest invention of the last 100 years: the iphone
Apple or Android?: apple
For me, I love playing soccer because: it motivates me to work hard because the reward of a good soccer game is so fun.
Greatest inspiration: My parents
Cat, dog, or turtle?: dog
Biggest fear: throwing up
What's your 10 year plan?: TENTATIVELY…. gap year, med school, residency, move to Cali, eventually get married, have a family
Why did you come to Richmond?: Great education, ideal soccer program, incredible people, beautiful campus!
If you could have one superpower, what would it be?: definitely to fly
Least favorite household chore: cleaning my room, I'm very messy.
Do you prefer to grab your next piece of toilet paper over or under the roll?: under
Where do you like sitting on the bus for road trips?: window seat so i can look out at the scenery
If you somehow inherited Bill Gates's fortune, what would you do with it?: help people, travel cool places.
