Name: Chrissy Martinelli
Sport: Women's Lacrosse
Freshman/Sophomore: Freshman
Major: Liberal Arts
High School: Brick Township High School
Hometown: Brick, NJ

1) What is the most important skill you have developed in your academic/athletic career? Throughout my academic/athletic career the most important skill I've developed is perseverance. With all different types of injuries I've faced, major or minor, I've always seen the light at the end of the tunnel, knowing I could and would come back stronger than ever.  

2) Who has been the most influential person in your life? It's hard to choose just one person that has been the most influential in my life, because there are so many. By far my two high school field hockey and lacrosse coaches have been the most influential in my athletic career because they believed in me with every step I took along my journey. And last but not least, my mom. My mom has molded me into the hard-working athlete I am today. Without her support, I would be lost. 

3) What is one item you cannot live without? One item I could not live without is my lacrosse stick. If I'd never picked it up in 7th grade, I don’t know where I would be. 

4) What is your favorite "go-to" snack? My favorite “go-to” snack is Cheez-Its! 

5) What are your top three warm-up songs? My top three warm up songs are "Kill the Lights", "Best Long Song", and "All of the Lights".

6) What is your favorite movie or TV Show? My favorite TV show is Grey's Anatomy! 

7) What is the most memorable sporting event that you have ever attended? I have never attended a major sporting event, so I'll share my most memorable sporting event I have played in. Playing a field hockey game my junior year and beating Toms River South to secure our spot in the OCT for the first time in 50+ years! 

8) What is your favorite memory from playing on an OCC team? My favorite memory playing on the lacrosse team at OCC is meeting an amazing group of girls and making amazing friendships. 

9) If you could have one super power, which would you choose? If I could have one super power I would choose invisibility.   

10) Who would you most like to switch places with for a day, and why? I would like to switch places with Kylie Ohlmiller because she is incredibility talented at lacrosse! 

11) Who is your favorite athlete? My favorite athlete is Shaun White. 

12) What advice would you give someone looking to participate in athletics at the junior college level? My advice for someone looking to participate in athletics at a junior college level would be to give it your all because you're never sure when it could be your last time you could step out on a field. 

Interested in being featured in the next Student-Athlete spotlight? Contact OCC Athletics Technical Coordinator Kevin Byrne (kbyrne@ocean.edu)!