University of Minnesota Athletics
Athlete Profile: Gymnast Kelly Ganchan
9/2/2005 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
The basics:
Name: Kelly Ganchan
Year: Will be a junior in 2005-06
Hometown: Reno, Nev.
Events: Vault, beam
Q&A with Kelly:
What’s your favorite food? spaghetti
Favorite movie? Million Dollar Baby
Favorite musical group/band? Dave Matthews Band
Favorite summer activity in Minnesota? going to a friend's lakeside cabin near Brainerd
Favorite winter activity in the Minnesota? Watching movies and drinking hot cocoa
Favorite TV show? Friends
Favorite class you've taken at the "U"? History and philosophy of sport
Favorite sports other than gymnastics? downhill skiing and basketball
What is one word your teammates would use to describe you? upbeat
If you could be on the cover of any magazine, what would it be? Time
If you could take a vacation to any place in the world, and you didn't have to pay for it, where would you want to go? Europe - Italy, France, and Germany
If you could meet any famous person, who would you want to meet?Tom Hanks, he's my favorite actor
If you won a million dollars, what is the first thing you would buy? I'd buy something nice for my parents, they have spoiled me for a long time, so it would be nice to do something to spoil them a little bit
When you were growing up, who was your hero? my mom
Before a competition, what do you do to prepare yourself for the meet?I relax, go for a walk, I don't do a lot, I just try to stay low key
What is something you always pack to take with you on a road trip? clean underwear
How did you choose your major (kinesiology)? I love sports, and knowing how the body works. I would like to go into athletic training, physical therapy, or sports psychology
What has been the most challenging thing about your college experience? Adjusting to being away from home
What is the best bit of advice that you’ve received from the coaches? Stay positive, and do the best you can do
What advice would you give to the incoming freshmen? Don't let yourself get overwhelmed, take things day by day
What are you working on over the summer to get ready for the 2006 season? I've been working on consistency with the skills I already have in my routines, I've upgraded the tumbling in my floor routine, and I'm doing a pike half on vault
What are your goals for the upcoming season? I would like to be in the competition lineup on floor, beam, and vault, and have a solid bars routine so I can compete on bars if the team needs me
What do you see yourself doing in 10 years? I should be done with school, have a career, and I'd like to have a family. I think I'd like to go back to Reno, I really like Minnesota, but Reno is home
Click on any of the names below to read athlete profiles on other Golden Gopher gymnasts.
Andy Cornelius
Stephanie Funk
Laura Johnson
Amanda Miles
Ashley Mutchler
Maria Opsahl
Rehana Russell
Ashley Stanton
Kelly Stout
Angela Walker
Kim Womack This is the seventh in a series of question & answer stories with the members of the GoldenGopher women’s gymnastics team. A different gymnast will be featured each week, socheck back soon to learn more about the Gopher gymnastics team!
The basics:
Name: Kelly Ganchan
Year: Will be a junior in 2005-06
Hometown: Reno, Nev.
Events: Vault, beam
Q&A with Kelly:
What’s your favorite food? spaghetti
Favorite movie? Million Dollar Baby
Favorite musical group/band? Dave Matthews Band
Favorite summer activity in Minnesota? going to a friend's lakeside cabin near Brainerd
Favorite winter activity in the Minnesota? Watching movies and drinking hot cocoa
Favorite TV show? Friends
Favorite class you've taken at the "U"? History and philosophy of sport
Favorite sports other than gymnastics? downhill skiing and basketball
What is one word your teammates would use to describe you? upbeat
If you could be on the cover of any magazine, what would it be? Time
If you could take a vacation to any place in the world, and you didn't have to pay for it, where would you want to go? Europe - Italy, France, and Germany
If you could meet any famous person, who would you want to meet?Tom Hanks, he's my favorite actor
If you won a million dollars, what is the first thing you would buy? I'd buy something nice for my parents, they have spoiled me for a long time, so it would be nice to do something to spoil them a little bit
When you were growing up, who was your hero? my mom
Before a competition, what do you do to prepare yourself for the meet?I relax, go for a walk, I don't do a lot, I just try to stay low key
What is something you always pack to take with you on a road trip? clean underwear
How did you choose your major (kinesiology)? I love sports, and knowing how the body works. I would like to go into athletic training, physical therapy, or sports psychology
What has been the most challenging thing about your college experience? Adjusting to being away from home
What is the best bit of advice that you’ve received from the coaches? Stay positive, and do the best you can do
What advice would you give to the incoming freshmen? Don't let yourself get overwhelmed, take things day by day
What are you working on over the summer to get ready for the 2006 season? I've been working on consistency with the skills I already have in my routines, I've upgraded the tumbling in my floor routine, and I'm doing a pike half on vault
What are your goals for the upcoming season? I would like to be in the competition lineup on floor, beam, and vault, and have a solid bars routine so I can compete on bars if the team needs me
What do you see yourself doing in 10 years? I should be done with school, have a career, and I'd like to have a family. I think I'd like to go back to Reno, I really like Minnesota, but Reno is home
Click on any of the names below to read athlete profiles on other Golden Gopher gymnasts.
Andy Cornelius
Stephanie Funk
Laura Johnson
Amanda Miles
Ashley Mutchler
Maria Opsahl
Rehana Russell
Ashley Stanton
Kelly Stout
Angela Walker
Kim Womack
