| Nickname: |
Joe Guwap |
| One word to describe your Coach: |
Passionate |
| Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: |
Jake Dadika |
| Best player ever competed against: |
Tremont Waters |
| Major: |
English |
| I chose my major because: |
I can speak it. |
| Favorite place to hang out on campus: |
Beside the Raritan River |
| The person I most admire is and why: |
Tom Brady. Have you seen those eyes? |
| If I wasn’t playing (sport), I’d be: |
Out of college and traveling the world. |
| Favorite professional athlete: |
Manny Ramirez |
| Favorite professional sports team: |
New England Patriots |
| One word to describe myself on the field/court: |
Selfless |
| One word to describe myself off the field/court: |
Quiet |
| Few people know that I: |
Own a mini Buddhist figure (this is true) that is attached to a mini waterfall. Like 4 people know this. Also, that I can recite Shakespeare. |
| Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: |
My Dad |
| I started playing my sport because…: |
Baseball was too slow. |
| I chose Rutgers because…: |
The bus system. |
| Favorite cereal: |
Cheerios |
| The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: |
2012. Imagine if that actually happened?? |
| The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: |
Jesse from Full House |
| Favorite musician/group: |
Ever heard of Fleetwood Mac? It’s not them. The Eagles, for sure. |
| The first song I knew all the words to is: |
Paradise by the dashboard light - Meat Loaf |
| If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: |
Grilled Cheese making. Someone once told me my grilled cheese “slaps” or in other words, is “delicious” |
| Famous people I have met include: |
Taylor Swift, Ed Sheehan. Pop Icons. |
| Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: |
Sending a mass Snapchat of my jersey so people are forced to respond to me, “good luck” |
| Favorite all-time gift received: |
A bundt cake |
| Pets I had growing up were: |
Dog and Cat (Mocha & Claire)
Two more cats but we didn’t really like them.
And now two Australian Shepherd dogs (Tobey & Nash) check them out on the gram @aussies_toneyandnash |
| My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: |
Andy from Raggedy Ann. My sister played Raggedy Ann and we’re only a year apart and I was 4 so I wasn’t allowed much say from my parents. |
| The place in the world I would most like to visit is: |
One of the Korea’s for sure |
| The website I visit most often is: |
Amazon; best way to buy my school books |
| My favorite teacher was/is:(name, grade, subject) |
Mrs. Catten. She wasn’t my favorite but she struck fear in me every day and if you’re not facing your fears how are you supposed to get better? |
| The quote that most resonates with me is: |
David Foster Wallace- “This is Water” |
| If my life was a book, the title would be: |
Well, at least he had the Patriots. |
| If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: |
One of the more unusual questions. Red seems to flashy so that’s out. Same with a lighter blue. I’d say white or black but isn’t that too boring? I guess my simplest answer would be I’m going to ride a bike to save the environment. But then what color bike do I choose? Green every time . |
| My spirit animal is: |
Great White Shark |
| One thing on my bucket list is: |
Wrestle a Great White Shark. |
| Phone app you cannot live without: |
Amazon Alexa |
| What would you like to say to the R Fund donors who have provided for your scholarship and/or facility resources? |
From the bottom of my heart, thank you. Rutgers has been the best 4 years of my life, and a lot of that has to do with experiences and memories that can only be made possible by your selfless decision to give back to this school. Your belief and support of us Is immeasurable and we only hope to give back boundless memories with success both on and off the court. A thank you, quite simply put, is not enough. You R the best fans, supporters, in the country and we only hope to return the favor as best we can as people, and as players. |
| How has Rutgers and donor support changed your life? |
Rutgers has become my second home. Scratch that, New Jersey has become my second home. Without the support of our donors, I’m not so sure we would have the same success. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting numerous donors and creating friendships along the way with some that will last a lifetime. Their caring and selfless approach to life only inspires me more to give back to this great University one day, and this amazing state. Rutgers has provided me with the best relationships and friendships, ones I could not even imagined happening. From my roommate to friends from other sports teams, Rutgers has given me the opportunity to be myself in front of the best people in the world. When people ask me what I love about Rutgers, the first thing I always tell them is “the people.” And I’m not positive I will find that everywhere I go in this life. Thank you to the donors and Rutgers for being a kairos of sorts, leading to endless memories that I am forever grateful for along this journey. |
