Cheng Heath GTK
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Women's Volleyball

Get To Know Melissa Cheng & Angela Heath


SPORT/POSITION: Volleyball/Setter, Outside Hitter    

MAJOR: Advertising

I CHOSE ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY BECAUSE:
I could play the sport I love, but also be able to bring out the artist in me through my work. I got everything I wanted from the Academy.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO AFTER GRADUATION?
After I graduate I would love to work for a non-profit, hopefully one helping with getting kids involved in athletics.

THE BEST MOMENT IN SPORTS HISTORY WAS:
Beating Dixie State two times in a row in Utah at their home stadium.

SOMETHING ON MY IPOD THAT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU:
I have the whole soundtrack to Mulan! And I know every song by heart.

Melissa Cheng
MY THREE FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT THE BAY AREA ARE:

1. The food

2. Being by the ocean

3. Having every culture around

WHAT DO YOU DO TO PREPARE YOURSELF FOR A GAME? (RITUALS/SUPERSTITIONS)
I always touch the right corner of the court before we play every game.

IF I WASN'T AN ATHLETE, I WOULD BE:
A dolphin trainer!





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NAME: Angela Heath

SPORT/POSITION: Volleyball/Outside Hitter

MAJOR: Graphic Design

FAVORITE CLASS (SO FAR): Print 2

ROLE MODEL: Logan Tom, Kerri Walsh, my dad

WHAT IS YOUR DEFINITION OF AN ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY URBAN KNIGHT?
Being an Artist-Athlete

I CHOSE ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY BECAUSE:
I get to do what I love in the heart of San Francisco. Pretty amazing.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO AFTER GRADUATION?
Continue my volleyball career by going pro on the beach as well as get my career started in graphic design.

SOMETHING ON MY iPOD/MP3 PLAYER THAT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU IS:
I love classic piano and the violin so there are a lot of those songs.

THE MOST INTERESTING THING I DID THIS SUMMER WAS:
Fed sea turtles at my family's beach house. We named one Limu.


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MY THREE FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT THE BAY AREA ARE:

1. The food

2. The wharf

3. All the ethnicities and towns

WHAT DO YOU DO TO PREPARE YOURSELF FOR A GAME? (RITUALS/SUPERSTITIONS)
I have a playlist that I get lost in. Hair is always done the same. Shoes and socks put on right to left.

WHICH WORDS OR PHRASES DO YOU OVERUSE?
Serious though.

IF I WASN'T AN ATHLETE, I WOULD BE:
A marine biologist studying sharks in Australia! Or something bomb like that.