Softball 10/16/2020 9:43:00 AM

Lumberjack Newcomer Spotlight (Gaige Garcia)

Gaige Garcia

Lumberjack Newcomer Spotlight:

Gaige Garcia

Throughout the next couple of weeks, we will be spotlighting our new Humboldt State Lumberjacks of all 11 of our intercollegiate athletic teams. This is chance for the Humboldt State University Lumberjack community to get to know our newest Lumberjacks.

Child Development

What is your major?

Why did you choose to become a Lumberjack?

"I love the tight knit community that Humboldt State has to offer!"

What is your favorite book that you have read?

A Child Called It

What is your favorite movie?

Superbad

What is your favorite television show?

That 70's Show

Who do you look up to?

I look up to my parents.

Where do you want to be in ten years?

I want to be married with children and have a successful career.

What is your favorite athletic memory and why?

Making it to the semi-finals my sophomore year, because my school had not made it far in CIF since 2001 and I also made Third Team All-Orange County.

What do you most like about Humboldt State and the community?

I have lived in the suburbs and the city for most of my life. It's really peaceful being surrounded by nature and amazing scenery.

What is your favorite childhood memory?

Saturday mornings when my mom would make chocolate chip pancakes and my brother I would watch morning cartoons.

I would like to meet Keilani Ricketts, because she is my inspiration to continue to play softball.

If you had a chance to meet one person, who would that person be?

If you got to pick one place to go on vacation, where would that be?

Japan.

If you had a million dollars, what would be the first things you would do with it?

I would start a non-profit organization for kids with cognitive disabilities, pay my parents back for all the money they have spent on me, buy a new house, donate to charity and save the rest for my children to inherit.

What is your favorite thing about being on an athletic team?

Traveling around the world with your best friends while playing the sport we all love.

What is your favorite food to eat?

Fried Chicken

Do you have pets, if so what are their names?

I have one dog and her name is Lolly :}.

Who is your favorite teacher and why?

My sociology teacher from junior year, Michael Hohl. He taught me how to live life like there's no worries and my Unified PE teacher Kasia Givenrod because her class showed me how much I care about children with disabilities.

If you have a favorite sports' team, what team is it?