20 Questions with a Saint

The Saint Martin's University track program is currently on the rise and in full outdoor swing as of a few weeks ago. One of the most successful portions of the track program has been the "throwers," who have carried their continuous skills and improvement from indoor to outdoor season. A key member of that particular squad is redshirt freshman Kirby Neal. Neal, who hails from Coos Bay, Oregon is an alumni from Marshfield High School. Along with being a member of the Track and Field program, the civil engineering major was also a member of the SMU volleyball for the last two seasons. However, this Spring, Neal might have found her niche outside on the track. At the Lewis and Clark Spring Break Open she broke her own personal record, while also winning the shot put event with a throw of 40'-9.50. Going back to the indoor season, she has gained almost six whole feet of improvement in the shot put, while adding seven and half feet in the discus. With that in mind, let's take a second to get to know Kirby Neal.   

1. What is one item you always take with you on the road?

• A book

2. If there was a movie about your life, who would star as you?

• Zoey Deschanel

3. Name one fear that people might not know about you.

• I’m afraid of spiders

4. Who is the biggest jokester/prankster on the team?

• Mitch Wilkins

5. What is one thing you wish you knew how to do?

• Sing

6. What is your most prized possession of no value?

• My Michael Phelps poster

7. What is the hardest class you have ever taken?

• Mechanics of Materials

8. If you could eat at any fast food restaurant right now, where would it be?

• Taco Bell

9. What is your nickname?

• Kirbina

10. When not at practice, where can you most likely to be found?

• My dorm room

11. What is one of your biggest pet peeves?

• People clicking their pens

12.What one TV show do you watch that would surprise others?

• Survivor

13. What was your first job?

• Lifeguard

14. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

• Cookie Dough

15. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?

• My mother (Karen)

16. Most embarrassing athletic moment.

• I’ve tripped plenty of times. Too many to recall.

17. What is your first memory you have playing your sport?

• I basically just said one day  in high school “I’m going to do track.”

18. What is one of your pre-match rituals or routines?

• To listen to music and eat Goldfish

19. Who is your favorite professor you have had at SMU?

• Dr. Parker
   

20. What is the reason you decided to come to SMU?

• It is a good engineering school and it is close to home.