Rice University Athletics
Digging The Owls!
9/15/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Sept. 15, 2006
A junior from Saratoga, Calif., the volleyball team's Yvette Kirk has played and started every match (69) and all 256 games at the libero position. She graduated from Archbishop Mitty High School in 2004. At 5-5 she is the shortest player on the team. She has 885 career digs and will crack the Rice top 10 list with 90 more. Kirk is a economics and managerial studies major from Brown College.
Now meet Yvette Kirk...
The best thing about being a Rice Owl is... the "hootie hoo."
When I was a kid, I wanted to be... tall.
My teammates would describe me as... cute, they always say cute.
My "guilty pleasure" on TV is... Project Runway.
The person I admire most is... Rachel Lopez.
The concert I would most like to go to is... Mariah Carey.
Not many people know that I... was the tallest person in my class until 7th grade.
My favorite subject in high school was... Philosophy.
The best place I have visited as a tourist is... Maui, i love it.
If I didn't play volleyball I would... be a completely different person.
The best book I have ever read is... Tuesdays with Morrie.
The teammate I would most want to be stranded on a deserted island with is... Rachel Lopez.
The car I would most like to own is... a Corvette, because my name is Yvette. It rhymes.
My favorite Genny Volpe quote is... "The School of the Blind could beat you right now."
