Name: Marieka Rogers
Position: Forward/Post
Graduation year: 1997
High School Basketball Awards: MVP, Heart of A Champion, All Wesco Honorable Mention and Second Team All Wesco, Team Captain

College/Occupation: Pacific Lutheran University, server at the Old Spaghetti Factory, Program Specialist at the Lakewood Boys and Girls Club, Intern at Wester State Mental Hospital Center for Forensic Services

Have you been playing any basketball (i.e. college, intramurals, 3 on 3)?
Played for PLU my freshman and sophomore year - since then have been running basketball clinics for inner-city youth.

Tell us what you've been doing? I am in my senior year of college at Pacific Lutheran University. I am a psychology major and am minoring in Exercise Science. I will complete my bachelor of science degree in May 2001. My first two years of college I worked at a daycare, ran an after school enrichment program for at risk youth, and tutored 2nd and 3rd graders in math and reading/writing. I played ball those two years and my team went to nationals both years. We were eliminated in the first round the first year, and made it into the elite eight my second year. During my junior year I went to New Zealand, concentrated on a tough
course loads, and worked at the local boys and girls club. When in New
Zealand I went bungy jumping, sky diving, and hiked all over the south
island. Recently learned how to surf, and attempted skateboarding. Now I am busy applying to graduate school, working as a waitress and at the boys and girls club. I am also interning at a mental hospital, which is extremely interesting and keeps me on my toes. In January I will be going to China- can't wait!

Favorite MTHS basketball highlight: Probably when the team was warming up in the auxilary gym and Heather Olson went to take off her warm ups and found that she forgot her shorts. Ha-ha, remember that one Heather? I also had tons of fun at team camp-yeah, stealing (making) the mattresses was quite fun.

Best book I have ever read: The Giving Tree
Favorite food: Pizza
My favorite movie: ??? (I watch so many)
My favorite TV show: ER
Favorite actor: Anthony Hopkins
Favorite actress: Meg Ryan
My favorite musical group: ??? (variety)
Favorite sport other than basketball: Soccer
The best advice I ever received was: The Future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. (Eleanor Roosevelt) or There is no try, just do and either succeed or fail. (DAD)

If I could invite three people to dinner in history, they would be: Chief
Joseph, Martin Luther King Jr., Jimmy Hendrix
The place I would most like to visit: Costa Rica
The favorite place I've visited: New Zealand
Hobbies: Drawing, movies, messing around with my friends, dancing, trying new and crazy things!!!