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Karissa Hampton



Sport: Soccer

Year: Senior

Position: Defender

Hometown: Tacoma, WA

High School: Stadium HS
 


Past Profiles:
Venus James (Women's Soccer)
Sean Kern (Men's Water Polo)
Sasha Victorine (Men's Soccer)
Kristee Porter (Women's Volleyball)
Kate Vermeulen (Women's Cross Country)
Keiko Price (Swimming)
Brandon DiTullio (Men's Golf)
Nick Rimando (Men's Soccer)
Carly Funicello (Women's Basketball)
Mohini Bhardwaj (Women's Gymnastics)
Rico Hines (Men's Basketball)
Brandon Taliaferro (Men's Volleyball)
Brandon Kramer (Men's Tennis)
Bill Scott (Baseball)
Jerome Moiso (Men's Basketball)
Abigail Spears (Women's Tennis)
Onnie Willis (Women's Gymnastics)
Catharine von Schwarz (W-Water Polo)
Matt Davis (Men's Volleyball)
Julie Adams (Softball)
Ashley Grissom (Swimming)
Michelle Quon (Women's Volleyball)
Joseph Franklin (Track & Field)
Caroline Soong (Track & Field)
McKinley Tennyson Jr.(Soccer)
Andy Bailey (Water Polo)

Nickname: "I don't really have one, but my parents call me 'Special K' sometimes."

Favorite food: "Pizza"

Favorite book: "How Stella Got Her Groove Back."

Favorite class: "History I-A/Western Civilization. It really tested my faith in God."

Favorite hobby: "Hanging out with family and friends."

Favorite movie: "The Best Man"

Favorite TV show: "Friends"

Person you most admire?: "My Mom"

How do you prepare before a game?: "I get a good night's rest and eat a good breakfast or lunch depending on what time the game is. I also visualize on what I can do in the game. And I also pray!

If you could play another sport at UCLA, what would it be and why?: "It would be basketball because I played it in high school and I really enjoy it. Sometimes I go to the park on weekends and play with the guys."

Best sporting event you've attended as a spectator?: "A UCLA men's basketball games."

Somewhere you've never been that you'd most like to visit?: "Jamaica"

If you could have dinner with four famous people who would they be?: "Morris Chestnut, Maxwell, Lauryn Hill and Kobe Bryant."

What do you see yourself doing in 10 years?: "Working in public relations and marketing for a successful corporate firm. I also see myself being a firefighter."

What's your most memorable athletic experience?: "When my club team won the national championship in 1996."

What do you enjoy doing when you're not playing soccer?: "I enjoy spending time alone listening to music, reading or watching movies. I also enjoy hanging out with my friends and family."

What would you want people to say about you when you leave UCLA?: "That I was a very friendly person who always had a smile on my face and that I was very outgoing and kind. And that I was an awesome soccer player too!"

When people first meet me they think I'm...?: "Friendly, happy and a real people person."

Most embarrassing moment?: "Last year when we played at Washington (my hometown) and I missed a penalty kick. As a result, we ended up tying the game. Some old teammates and parents from Washington were there too."