Colorado University Athletics
Volleyball: Getting to Know Freshman Aidan Lea
August 13, 2015 | Volleyball
The 2015 season is just around the corner and it's time to get to know our freshmen. First is Aidan Lea, a middle blocker from Kelowna, B.C.
Question: What are you looking forward to most this upcoming season as a freshman?
A: Competing in the PAC 12 and playing alongside and against the top athletes in the nation.
Q: Looking at the four non-conference tournaments, which opponent are you looking forward to playing most and why?
A: For pre-season, I am most looking forward to playing Penn State at Penn State. It's going to be an incredible experience to play one of the top teams right off the bat.
Q: The Pac-12 is always a tough conference to play in with many perennial powerhouses. Which team(s) are you most excited about playing and why?
A: I am most excited about playing UW because of our incredible match against them last season- it's going to be a major battle and I can't wait to see that.
Q: Why did you chose to play volleyball at Colorado?
A: I decided to come to CU after my first visit here, because of the team culture (which is awesome) and the seriousness of the program. It's a pretty incredible feeling to look around a gym and know that every single coach and player is ready to give their all for a national championship.
Q: What do you think is going to be the biggest difference between high school and college volleyball?
A: Definitely the pace of the game- being a MB, reading and reacting as fast as possible is vital, and everything moves so much faster at this level.
Q: If you could play another sport besides volleyball in college, what would it be and why?
A: If I was playing any other college sport, I would have liked to do high jump. I've always loved track but volleyball won out.
Quick Hits
· Favorite Athlete: Wayne Gretzky
· Favorite Food: Sushi
· Favorite TV Show: Sherlock
· Favorite Movie: Amélie
· Favorite Music: Mother Mother
· Favorite Hobby Outside Of Volleyball: Reading
· Favorite Vacation Spot: Abu Dhabi
· What are your career plans after volleyball? I would like to work for the Canadian Gov. in International Affairs
· Biggest Fear: Octopus
· If you could have dinner with 3 people, dead or alive, who would they be? Hemmingway, Ghandi, Matthew Gray Gubler
· Best Volleyball Player Of All-Time: Sara Pavan
· One word to describe yourself: Optimistic
