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Deaira Gresham

Get to Know Your Golden Eagles: Deaira Gresham

3/25/2020 12:00:00 PM

Crookston, Minn.—As we sit in a world of uncertainty, Minnesota Crookston athletics has a bunch of athletes with cool backgrounds. In this version of "Get to Know Your Golden Eagles", we sat down with soon-to-be senior volleyball player Deaira Gresham
 
1. Favorite TV show
-Catfish
 
2. Favorite movie
-Frozen
 
3. Favorite Music Genre
-R&B
 
4. Favorite Athlete and Actor
Athlete: Dalianliz Rosado (Former Minnesota Golden Gopher Volleyball Star) & Gabrielle Union
 
5. What's your ideal vacation spot?
-Cayman Islands
 
6. What's your biggest fear?
-Drowning or being set on fire
 
7. What is it like to be a Minnesota Crookston student-athlete?
-It is wonderful, there's the perfect balance between sports, academics, and life.
 
8. What does Volleyball mean to you?
-Volleyball is a reminder to me that I can achieve anything if I work hard and put my best foot forward.
 
9. What has been your favorite memory while at Crookston?
Spending a week in Costa Rica with the VB teammates. It was especially fun to visit Meli's (Rodriguez) hometown.

10. Toughest part about being a student-athlete?
-Trying to manage being an athlete as well as staying involved in other extracurricular.
 
11. What are your plans during this time of online learning? 
-Relax and catch up with things that I've procrastinating.
 
12. What brought you to Crookston besides your sport?
-SMALL CAMPUS, BIG DEGREE!
 
13. Where is your favorite place to play in the conference?
-Concordia Saint Paul
 
14. What are your plans after college?
-Attend graduate school at the UofM-Twin Cities College of Pharmacy
 
15. Favorite class/professor on campus?
Fav professor: Thomas Henderson
 
16. Favorite hobby
-Traveling & Shopping
 
17. How many states have you been to?
-20
 
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