Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Athlete of the Month (June 2015)

Name: Mia Sakasegawa
Sport: Sand Volleyball
Position: Defender
School: Grand Canyon University
Class of 2016

Mia Sakasegawa is a defender for Grand Canyon University's Women's Sand Volleyball team. Since joining our program, Mia Sakasegawa has been the most consistent athlete that has attended our program. Mia set a PLSP record during the month of June with 21 training sessions and has seen (and felt) tremendous improvements with her game. Day-in and day-out Mia shows up ready to work and pushes herself to get better everyday. She understand her potential and has taken full control of her development. Keep up the hard work Mia, the entire PLSP family couldn't be more proud of you!

Favorite Food(s)/Meal: Acai bowl with agave (not honey) & extra bananas and a beast burrito from Joyride, my favorite Mexican restaurant in Arizona, with their homemade chips and salsa.
Hobbies Outside of Sports: Playing Just Dance on the Wii, going to the movies, and coaching.
Top 3 Movies: My Best Friend's Wedding, Fast and Furious Series, and Pitch Perfect 2.
Top 5 Musical Artists: Common Kings, Jack Johnson, Bob Marley, Dierks Bentley, and Chris young.
Secret Talents: Professional parallel parker.
Where do I see myself in 3-4 years: Graduated with a Masters in Sports Business from GCU and moving back to San Diego to open up my own indoor volleyball and sand volleyball club.
Biggest Pet peeve: People who put their bare feet near me, I hate feet.
One Thing I Would Like to Do: Go to Brazil for the Olympics or travel to New Zealand, Fiji, or Tahiti.
Something you don’t know about me: My middle name is Ma'ema'e which is Hawaiian for purity and can also translate to Katherine which is my grandma's name who past away when my mom was 8.



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