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Female Athlete of the Month – September 2015

Gavriela Colton
Gavriela Colton

Colton had a strong month of September for the Maccabees, leading the team in kills (14), kills per set (1.17), attack percentage (.125) and service aces (4). In Yeshiva's season-opening win at CCNY on September 3rd, Colton finished with eight kills.
 
NameGavriela Colton
MajorPsychology
MinorJudaic studies
What is your career ambition?Informal Judaic education within the larger Jewish community
What is your favorite thing about Yeshiva University?The many opportunities to express such different interests at the same time.
What is your favorite thing about being a student-athlete at Yeshiva University?The ability to represent yeshiva university to secular colleges in the area and promoting school pride.
What Yeshiva University class have you found most beneficial?Modern Jewish problems with Rabbi Schachter. The class was a forum for people of all different backgrounds to express and share their thoughts and opinions about current topics in Halacha.
What was your greatest memory as a Yeshiva student-athlete?When I was a water girl on the [women's] basketball team.
Who was the most influential person to you as a child?My parents. They supported me in everything I did and encouraged me to set goals for myself but not to stop when I reach them, rather to constantly break through to surpass them.
What is your favorite food?The athletic director and my volleyball coach, Eileen Schwartz who had a huge impact on my life and with whom I am privileged to still have a close relationship.
What is your favorite television show?Pizza and ice cream
What is your favorite movie?
In high school, what clubs were you involved with?
What accomplishment are you most proud of?Winning the championship senior year after perfecting the team for four years.
What is your favorite hobby (besides the sport you play)?Drawing and baking
Favorite sport to play (besides your sport)?Soccer, basketball and swim
What is your favorite sports team?
What would people you know now find surprising about you when you were younger?I took ballet.