Amanda Simon
Senior

Distance
Height: 5-9
Hometown: Brooklyn Park, Minn.
High School: Park Center H.S. ('04)
Major: Nutrition

Personal: Letter winner in cross country, track, cross country skiing, and gymnastics....All-Conference Honorable Mention, Team MVP, Most Improved, and Athlete of the Year...daughter of Kris and Tom...listens to Rascal Flatts, My Chemical Romance, Kenny Chesney, and Keith Urban...favorite foods are Chinese and pasta...favorite movies are Napolean Dynamite, Anchorman, and The Sandlot...enjoys running, snowboarding, listening to music, and rollerblading.

Why Did You Choose to Come to Concordia? ”I love the atmosphere and school. My parents also went here so it is familiar to me. It had everything I was looking for in a college."

What do you like best about Concordia? "The people that go here and work here."

The person I admire most is: “My grandparents."

__________________The SIMON File

Nickname: Simon

Where you would go if you could spend one week anywhere in the world: Germany

Favorite food: carbs

Favorite restaurant: Hu Hot

Favorite movie: Sandlot, Anchorman

Favorite TV show: Grey's Anatomy, Friends

Favorite musical groups: Dave Matthews Band, Fallout Boy, Rascal Flatts

Favorite book: Harry Potter

Favorite holiday: Christmas

One thing I can't live without: Family and friends

The three people I would most like to meet: Steve Prefontaine, Audrey Hepburn, Justin Morneau

Nobody knows how much I like to: Dance and sing

Biggest influence on my athletic career: Parents

If I were to play another sport it would be: Golf

Favorite pro sports team: Minnesota Twins

My dream job is: Dietician