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| Annika
DRIES |
| Sport |
Water Polo |
| NOC |
United States
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 10 Feb 1992
in San Diego, CA, USA |
| Height | 1.85 m |
| Weight | 88 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Stanford, CA, USA |
Higher education |
Human Biology - Stanford University: United States |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Playing beach volleyball and tennis, playing the piano, spending time with family and friends. (Twitter profile, 12 Jun 2015; gostanford.com, 2014) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She became interested in the sport because of the combination of competition and being in the water. |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
She received the Peter J. Cutino Award in 2011 and 2014. It is given annually to the best male and female water polo player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA] in United States. (gostanford.com, 2014)
In 2014 she was named Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches [ACWPC] Player of the Year, Most Valuable Player [MVP] of the National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA] Championships and MVP of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation [MPSF] Championships. She was also named in the ACWPC All-America first team and the All-MPSF first team. (gostanford.com, 2014)
In 2013 she was named in the ACWPC All-America second team and the All-MPSF second team. (gostanford.com, 2014)
In 2011 she was named MPSF Player of the Year and MVP of the NCAA Championships. She was also named in the ACWPC All-America first team and the All-MPSF first team. (gostanford.com, 2014)
In 2010 she was named in the ACWPC All-America third team, the All-MPSF third team, the MPSF All-Freshman team and the All-NCAA Championships second team. (gostanford.com, 2014) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Researcher |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." [Eleanor Roosevelt] (usawaterpolo.org, 19 Sep 2014) |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
Team |
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World Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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| 6 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Team |
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World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2014 |
Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS |
Team |
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Pan American Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2011 |
Guadalajara, MEX |
Team |
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