lauren hinrichs
redshirt junior I middle blocker I doniphan, nebraska

get to know lauren

WHAT MAKES YOU LOVE NORTHERN COLORADO VOLLEYBALL? WHY DID YOU CHOOSE UNC?
  • What makes me love UNC volleyball is my teammates and coaches. We will go explore Colorado together a lot as a team, go to the movies, go out for dinner and it makes volleyball really enjoyable when you enjoy the people you are around. I choose UNC because everyone was so friendly, they have a great volleyball program, and it was in a location that was really close to the mountains. 
DO YOU LIKE ANIMALS, IF SO DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE?
  • I do like animals, if I had to choose a favorite it would be any type of dog!
IF YOU HAD A SUPERPOWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE? WHAT WOULD YOUR SUPERHERO NAME BE?
  • I would want to duplicate myself because I feel like I am always in a hurry so everything would be so much easier if there were two of me. 
WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING VOLLEYBALL MEMORY?
  • One time I tripped and fell on my shoelace doing a karaoke in warms-up and got a huge floor burn on my knee and it bleed all of my white shoes and knee pads and my coach looked so embarrassed. 
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE VOLLEYBALL MEMORY?
  • My favorite volleyball moment so far in my career was being able to experience hosting the NCAA tournament when I was at Wichita State. 
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WHAT IS YOUR NICKNAME? HOW’D YOU GET IT?
  • Most of my teammates call me Lo and I think I usually get that nickname because it is easier to say on the court. 
WHO ARE YOUR ROLE MODELS IN LIFE AND WHY?
  • My parents because they have always worked hard to provide for me and my family.
Who or what inspired you to play volleyball?
  • I have just always loved being around and playing the sport and had so much support from my family to go play in college.
IF YOU COULD HAVE A DINNER PARTY WITH ANYONE (PAST OR PRESENT), WHO ARE THREE PEOPLE YOU’D INVITE?
  • I would invite Steph Curry because he is easy on the eyes. 
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
  • I would live somewhere in the mountains in Colorado because there would always be something to do and I think it would be awesome to raise a family there. 
What is your favorite thing to do outside of volleyball in Greeley/Colorado?
  • My favorite thing to do in Greeley is go lay by the pool and play sand volleyball.
What major are you studying, why’d you choose it?
  • My major is communication with a minor in business and sociology. I choose this major because I think it is very broad and I can choose a lot of different career paths with it.