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Student Athlete Profile - Matt Lees, Men's Swimming & Diving


July 14, 2005

Matt Lees
Men's Swimming & Diving
Junior * Distance Free/IM
Glendale, Ariz.
(Mountain Ridge HS)

Matt's Bio

Post-College Ambition: To be a DEA Agent

Person with the greatest influence on his career: His father

Biggest thrill in sports: Winning the 800 free relay at the 2005 C-USA Championships

Athletes you most admire: Eric Vendt, Francisco Garcia

What impresses you most about your coach: How he seems to know everyone in the swimming world

Hobbies and outside interests: Snowboarding, weight lifting, playing other team sports

Favorite Movies: Zoolander, Napoleon Dynamite

Favorite TV Shows: 24, NCIS, SportsCenter

Favorite Musical Group: Green Day

Favorite Foods: Mexican

Favorite Class: Justice administration

Favorite Book: "Left Behind"

Favorite Funny Movie Quote: "I caught you a delicious bass." - Napoleon Dynamite

Favorite Professional Team: Phoenix Suns

Favorite Sports Writer/Announcer: Kenny Mayne

Person you'd most like to meet: President Bush

Words that describe him best: Funny, talkative, competitive

If he could have dinner with three people (current, historical, fictional), who would it be: President Bush, Jesus, Jack Bauer

Why he chose U of L: School and city are both a good size and he liked the team

If he won the lottery, he would use the money for: Whatever his family needed plus some fun stuff like a Ferrari

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