Sept. 10, 2008

It's going to take more than a hurricane watch to keep Just For Kicks from its appointed rounds. With a unique mix of martial arts and funky dance moves, junior Jessica Ross has put herself in the eye of the J.F.K. questions.

Full name: Jessica Mary Lee Ross (link here for official Rice bio.)

The nickname my teammates call me is: "J" and "J.Ross"

My Rice College: Will Rice!

My favorite movie: Bad Boys II

My favorite web site is: esther.rice.edu

My favorite CD or music artist: Keyshia Cole

My favorite book: The Glass Castle

My pet peeves: ignoring my personal bubble or eating my food

My favorite snack: fruit gummies

My favorite class at Rice is: Golf LPAP

What I like most about college life or specifically college life at Rice: Living life freely

People tell me the celebrity I most-resemble: Shelley Wong

One athlete (non soccer player) I would like to meet: Reggie Bush!

One person (non athlete) I would like to meet: Kendra from The Girls Next Door

Who got me interested in soccer: my parents

The best soccer advice I ever had: "just have fun"

My favorite sport besides soccer: Football

The Rice teams I like to watch play their sport: football/baseball

I describe myself as: well spoken

My teammates think I am: a little over-obsessed with lifting weights

My favorite coach Huston expression: "all's we're gonna do is end practice with a little fitness"

Other than myself, the Rice Owl to keep an eye on this season: Kate Edwards!!

The Rice soccer player with the best non-soccer talent is: Katelyn Ostendorf --can retain the most academically related information in that intellectual mind of hers; she's brilliant. PLUS she's strong enough to bench press me.

One thing I'd like to say, but you didn't ask: Thank you to everyone who comes out to the games!! It's R time! And-I love my parents for everything they do for me!