Sport |
Field Hockey |
Name: |
Kerrie Burns |
Nickname: |
Kerr, Kurries, Burnsy |
One word to describe your Coach: |
Incredible |
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: |
Olivia Drea |
Major: |
Communication |
I chose my major because: |
I love talking |
Favorite place to hang out on campus: |
Henrys Diner |
If I wasn’t playing (sport), I’d be: |
Overweight |
Favorite professional athlete: |
Lionel Messi |
Favorite professional sports team: |
Liverpool Football Club |
One word to describe myself on the field/court: |
Aggressive |
One word to describe myself off the field/court: |
Social |
Few people know that I: |
I’m left handed |
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: |
My da |
I started playing my sport because…: |
I loved being with people and also super competitive, hockey is so big in Ireland |
I chose Rutgers because…: |
Of the community and family culture at RUFH. It’s location being close to Philly and NYC. |
Favorite cereal: |
Honeynut Cheerios |
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: |
Stepbrothers, elf and the grinch |
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: |
Sandra Bullock |
Favorite musician/group: |
Thomas Rhett/Morgan Wallen |
The first song I knew all the words to is: |
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz |
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: |
Spikeball |
Famous people I have met include: |
Gabby Provenzano, Ajai Dhadwal, Conor McGregor |
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: |
eat an apple sauce before the game (Cara) |
Favorite all-time gift received: |
Christmas in August (RUFH gear) |
Pets I had growing up were: |
Toby my dog! |
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: |
New Zealand |
My favorite teacher was/is:(name, grade, subject) |
Had 2!
Mrs Usher- PE teacher (8th grade)
Mrs Hutchison- ICT (12th grade) |
The quote that most resonates with me is: |
“If you’re not first, you’re last” |
One thing on my bucket list is: |
Skydive |
Phone app you cannot live without: |
Snapchat |
What would you like to say to the R Fund donors who have provided for your scholarship and/or facility resources? |
Personally I couldn’t say thank you enough for the generosity of donors! It really has gave me the best experience being a Rutgers student athlete! |
How has Rutgers and donor support changed your life? |
Being an international it has been the best 3 years of my life and continues to be the best days of my life! Couldn’t thank the donors enough! |