In the spirit of Valentine's Day, UC Irvine student-athletes tell us 10 things they love.
Anil Patel, Men’s Tennis
1. Pesto pasta
2. Shredding the gnar
3. My parents
4. Hip-Hop
5. Composing music
6. My laptop (always need it with me)
7. Tennis
8. Lucky Charms
9. Youtube
10. Soundcloud
Arianna Knox, Women’s Basketball
1. My Family
2. The Warriors
3. PartyNextDoor and Drake
4. Leave-in hair conditioner for curls
5. Twitter
6. The Bay Area
7. Fries
8. Naps
9. Netflix
10. Basketball
Cambria Shockley, Women’s Water Polo
1. Peanut Butter
2. Star Wars
3. John Wayne
4. Ice cream
5. Bob Dylan
6. Johnny Cash
7. David Bowie
8. Conspiracy theories involving Billy the Kid
9. Cats dressed up as other animals or people
10. Anything involving the combinations of chocolate and mint or chocolate and peanut butter
Chloe Nouzille, Women’s Soccer
1. Family
2. Friends
3. Soccer
4. Animals
5. Count of Monte Cristo
6. Tacos
7. Snowboarding
8. Horseback riding
9. New Zealand
10. Home
Chris Swieca, Men’s Water Polo
1. Anteaters
2. Water polo
3. Beating Long Beach State
4. Hanging out with my teammates
5. Watching football on Sundays
6. Lake Powell
7. My dogs: Rusty, Audi, and Hercules
8. Traveling
9. Dr. Pepper
10. Beating Long Beach State (I really LOVE that)
Jacob Schulze, Men’s Golf
1. Gym
2. Golf
3. Friends
4. Family
5. A special girl
6. Hiking or going on adventures
7. Living on the beach
8. Kappa Sigma
9. Amusement parks (Disneyland)
10. Appreciating everything that happens as it is for a reason in our lives to direct us on a path for our lives.
Kyle Trush, Men’s Water Polo
1. My family
2. My friends
3. My teammates
4. Fishing
5. Bodysurfing
6. The beach
7. My dog
8. The ocean
9. Spearfishing
10. Lobster diving
Isaiah Thompson, Men’s Track and Field
1. Being still with God
2. Attending UC Irvine and receiving a superb education
3. My amazing friends, family, and my pets
4. The opportunity I have been given to run Cross Country/Track and Field at UC Irvine
5. Traveling around the country and around the world to see and experience new adventures
6. Listening to music
7. Running
8. Living beachfront in Newport Beach and enjoying the amazing views it has to offer on a constant basis
9. Food
10. Watching movies
Mamadou N'diyae, Men’s Basketball
1. My family
2. Jaron Martin
3. Basketball
4. 2Pac
5. August Alsina
6. Friday
7. Chinese food
8. Steak
9. Power
10. Lifting weights
Marisa Gonzalez, Cross Country/Track
1. White chocolate Reese’s
2. Swimming in Newport
3. Chocolate chip pancakes
4. Really cheesy chick flicks that are guaranteed to make you cry
5. My awesome family
6. My team
7. Anything outdoors
8. Romance novels
9. Adrenaline activities
10. Driving fast
Vatsal Bajpai, Men’s Tennis
1. Batman
2. Cell phone
3. Batcomputer
4. Tennis
5. Batcave
6. The Whip
7. Saying “SHUT UP”
8. Batarangs
9. The Office
10. Stealing your girl
