Athlete of the Week: Alex Harrison, Centerville

Name: Alex Harrison

School: Centerville

Grade: Senior

Age: 18

Sports: Volleyball

Claim to fame/honors: Co-captain is 6-4 outside hitter; third-year varsity captain; all-state honorable mention as a junior; plans to attend Ohio State and major in honors chemical engineering; carries a 4.119 grade point average

Bet you didn’t know … I can solve a 7 x 7 Rubik’s cube

Words you live by: Work now, rest later

Toughest opponent: St. Xavier

Biggest influence: My mom and dad

Match-day rituals: Listen to the song, Work remix by ASAP Ferg

What’s on your bedroom walls: Signed Shawn Alexander jersey

When I’m bored I like to … play FIFA on my Xbox

Favorite movie: Anchorman

Person who would play you in a movie: Denzel Washington

Favorite TV show: The Big Bang Theory

Favorite musical artist: G-Eazy

Favorite home-cooked meal: My mom’s spaghetti and meatballs

Favorite restaurant: Frisch’s

Favorite smell: Homemade brownies

Favorite cereal: Frosted Flakes

Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Apple Store

Vegetable you won’t eat: All of them

I’d love to trade places for a day with … Albert Einstein

Whose mind would you like to read? Barack Obama

Place where you’d love to travel? Los Angeles

Talent you’d like to have? Eternal knowledge

Favorite school subject: Organic chemistry

Favorite athlete: Shawn Alexander

Favorite team: Seattle Seahawks

Favorite Olympic sport: Sand volleyball

Something in the world I’d like to change: Poverty

Favorite sports moment: Beating Elder at home this season; first time I ever beat a Cincinnati school in four years

Favorite junk food: Brownies

Best thing about volleyball: Getting a big kill

In 10 years, I hope to be … a chemical engineer and successful

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