#KnowYourComet: Mia Parker

September 30, 2020

With only a few athletic teams competing this fall, we knew the Olivet College fans are going to miss sports just as much as our student-athletes, coaches and athletic staff. We are hoping to fill that void by having some special content on our website throughout the semester. On Wednesdays, you will get to #KnowYourComet through some questions and answers with a current Olivet College student-athlete.

Question 1: What is your name?
Answer 1: Mia Parker

Q2: What sport(s) do you play at Olivet?
A2: Volleyball

Q3: Have you earned any athletic honors at Olivet?
A3: Three-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll recipient

Q4: What is favorite Olivet athletic-related memory?
A4: Beating Defiance and making OCVB history again with 14 wins.

Q5: What is your major at Olivet?
A5: Accounting and Financial Planning

Q6: What is your favorite non-athletic memory from your time at Olivet?
A6: Spending time with teammates and traveling to different states, playing in tournaments.

Q7: Are you involved in anything else at Olivet?
A7: President of Accounting Student Organization. Business department tutor. A member of Phi Beta Lambda (Business Fraternity).

Q8: Why did you decide to come to Olivet?
A8: I realized how close of a community Olivet is. I had a good feeling I would be able to have close relationships with professors and peers. There is a lot of opportunity to grow as an athlete and student at OC.

Q9: What did you during your time away from Olivet (from last March to moving back in August)?
A9: I took a professional development ILT class that prepared me for my Accounting internship for Hightower, a Chicago company.

Q10: What did you binge watch on Netflix/TV while in the stay-at-home order?
A10: AVP beach volleyball tournament.

Q11: What is one interesting fact about yourself that most people don't know?
A11: I like really hot weather. I don't like the cold.