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Personal: Rachel Marlene Maddy. ... Nursing major. .... Her mom and aunt also graduated from SPU's nursing program.

Reason she chose SPU: I chose Seattle Pacific for its nursing program and the location. I love being in Seattle and getting to go to school near my family.

Mission Valley Christian Academy: Three-year team captain.

Fun facts: Has been playing soccer since age 5. ... Also has done swimming and volleyball. ... If not for soccer, would do more surfing "because I love being in the water." ... Favorite sport to watch is competitive surfing. ... Dumbest movie she has ever seen is "Zoolander 2." ... Book she just couldn't put down was "Me Before You." ... Favorite junk food is puffy Cheetos. ... Favorite healthy food is avocados. ... Favorite TV program is "The Office." ... Favorite team is Italian Serie A side Juventus. ... Favorite athlete is Swedish soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic. ... Her dream car is a Lamborghini Aventador. ... Loves to shop for shoes. ... Easiest subject in school is math. ... Toughest subject is English. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be her grandma Janet "because she passed away when I was young and I never got a chance to know her." ... If she could be any action hero, would be Aquaman. ... Her friends call her Baco. ... In 10 years, plans to be a nurse anesthetist and living somewhere near the ocean. ... One of her favorite hobbies is spearfishing. On one particular trip to Bahamas, she saw a five-foot blacktip reef shark coming toward her. Working in tandem with her brother, who was fishing with her, both got safely back to the boat. She eventually was able to get back into the water to recover her spear pole and the fish she had on it. "It was the most intense few seconds of my life,"