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Shannon Love  
Shannon Love

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Green Cove Springs, Fla.

High School:
Fleming Island

Height:
5-10

Event:
Free


02/17/2013

Saints Fight Hard, Finish Seventh In MAAC Championships

Saints Jump Two Spots in Final Day

02/16/2013

Swimming and Diving Ninth After Day 2 In MAAC Championships

Five Saints Finish With Career Best Times

02/14/2013

Swimming and Diving Tied for Seventh at MAAC Championships

Saints Tied With Niagara

02/13/2013

Swimming And Diving Prepares for MAAC Championships

Youthful Saints In Search Of First MAAC Crown

01/19/2013

Kwok, Pioneers Down Saints on Senior Day

Senior Bjornberg Had Three Top-Three Finishes on the Afternoon

11/14/2012

Holy Cross

Holy Cross Meet

04/13/2012

Women's Swimming MAAC Championship

Women's Swimming MAAC Championship

2011-12: Emerged on to the scene during her freshman season...MAAC Swimmer of the Week 11/15...Won eight individual races for Siena...Top finisher in the 100 free against Bryant and Niagara (53.37), Vermont (54.97), Holy Cross (55.11), Sacred Heart (55.32), and the Northeast Catholic Invite (53.95)...Also had success in the 50 free winning contests against Canisius and Gannon (25.02), Sacred Heart (24.63), and in the Northeast Catholic Invite (25.01)...Member of four winning relay teams...Recorded five season best times in the MAAC Championships, finishing fourth in the 50 free (23.78) , seventh in 100 free (53.31), seventh in 400 medley relay (4:00.82)...sixth in the 400 free relay (3:34.98), and 13th in 100 breast (1:08.51)

BEFORE SIENA:Earned four varsity letters at Fleming Island...Team captain and MVP in 2010-11 season...Freshman of the Year in 2007...District Champion in the 100 Free in 2009 and Regional Champion in 2010

PERSONAL:Born August 16, 1993...Daughter of Erin Love...Mother played basketball and softball at Siena in the 1980's...Grandfather played basketball for the New York Knicks, and aunt played basketball at North Carolina...Has an older brother, Brendan, and a younger brother, Tucker...Chose Siena for its swimming program, academics, and campus community...Also recruited by Florida Gulf Coast, Fordham, Indian River State College, and Tampa.

KUETERMAN ON LOVE: "A great sprinter for us. Will have an immediate impact and will continue her impact on the sprints and all dual meets and at championships. I look for her to continue to make great strides."

GETTING TO KNOW SHANNON LOVE:

Major: English- Education

Twitter Handle: @shloveee

What I like most about Siena College: The small student body because everyone knows each other.

Where do you see yourself in another five years: Grad school or working in a high school

My favorite class at Siena is: American Literature

My favorite spot on campus: The bread bar in Saga

What I like most about Siena swimming and diving: How close-knit my team is

My best Siena swimming and diving moment has been: MAAC's 2012

What I like most about Coach Kueterman: When he beat boxes on the starting system

My superstitions are: I have to listen to the same song before every race

The funniest player on the team is: Christen Cherry- She tells the funniest stories.

My most overused phrase in text messages is: "holla."

My hidden talent is: I can stand on my head for a really long time

What is that one thing, you can't do without: Chapstick- I'm addicted

If I could travel anywhere in the world, I would go to: Australia

My hobbies are: Watching Netflix

My biggest fear is: Any kind of surgery

The best piece of advice I have gotten is: "get up and go"

The person who has helped me the most is: My grandpa

My Favorite:

Professional athlete: Derek Jeter

Pro sports team: NY Giants

Food: Caesar salad with shrimp

Flavor of ice cream: Ben and Jerry's Mint Chocolate Chunk

Pizza Topping: Pepperoni

Color: Turquoise

Animal: Moose

TV Show: Pretty Little Liars

Flower: Orchid

Song: Free Fallin'

Artist: John Mayer

Actor: The Guy who plays Dumbledore (movies 3-7)

Movie: Bridesmaids

Book: Harry Potter

iPhone App: Temple Run