Female Athlete of the Month - April 2014 - Yeshiva University Athletics

Female Athlete of the Month - April 2014

Our April female Athlete of the Month Michelle Neiman. Michelle is a member of the Maccabees women’s fencing team where she competes in sabre.

This past season, Michelle won eight bouts and qualified for the 2014 NCAA East Regional qualifying round where she won two matches and finished in forty-third place overall.

A junior biology major, Michelle has aspirations of becoming a veterinarian.

Name	Michelle Neiman
Major	Biology
What is your career ambition?	Veterinarian
What is your favorite thing about Yeshiva University?	I love that everyone is warm and friendly and how people treat each other like family.
What is your favorite thing about being a student-athlete at Yeshiva University?	I'd have to say that the support from my fellow Maccabees is my favorite thing about being a student-athlete at Yeshiva.
What Yeshiva University class have you found most beneficial?	I don’t know about beneficial, but I'm really enjoying Grahic Novels. I get to read Batman for homework!
What was your greatest memory as a Yeshiva student-athlete?	So far? Making it to the Northeast NCAA Fencing Regionals this season.
Who was the most influential person to you as a child?	Fictional or non-fictional? Fictional: Harry Potter. Non-fictional: My parents.
Growing up what teacher in school do you remember to have the biggest influence on you?	My eleventh grade history teacher had all kinds of projects that forced me to think differently and to present my ideas creatively. He encouraged us to question what he presented and to think "outside-the-box" when analyzing problems.
What is your favorite food?	Avocado
What is your favorite television show?	Sherlock
What is your favorite movie?	My Cousin Vinnie
In high school, what clubs were you involved with?	I was a writer for the school newspaper, a member of the softball team, and a participant in plays as well as the annual Mother-Daughter production.
If you can have dinner with any celebrity, who would you choose?	David Tennant
What accomplishment are you most proud of?	Befriending every barista at the Starbucks in the Empire State Building
What is your favorite hobby (besides the sport you play)?	Horseback riding or climbing
What is your favorite sports team?	Yankees! (Or Team USA)
What would people you know now find surprising about you when you were younger?	I used to be very shy- look at me now!