High School: Played four years of volleyball and two of softball... three-year volleyball starter at libero... named honorable mention All-State by the Hartford Courant... two-time division all-star who set program records for digs in a set, match and season... member of three division title teams... senior volleyball captain... earned Mathematics Award as a junior...
Other: Played one year for Connecticut Impact U18 out of Bethel and one year for Connecticut Husky U17 out of Tolland... in the summer, plays, beach, mud and lawn volleyball...
PERSONAL: born Nina Zimmitti December 12, 1995... Parents: Dianna and Vincent…Major: Elementary Education... Career plans: Teaching... Brother: Niko... Residence: East Hampton, CT...
INDIVIDUAL CAREER HONORS
2015: E-club Scholar-Athlete Award
2016: LEC Academic Honor Roll, E-club Scholar-Athlete Award
NINA... REVEALED
Personal goal for the season: To play
Favorite place to stop for food after a competition: Moes
Pet peeve: Scratching silverware
If you could describe yourself in one word, it would be: compassionate
Biggest waste of money: Books for school
If you were to choose a superpower what would it be: Fly
If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go: Back to italy
Biggest crisis facing the world: ISIS
Your spirit animal: Koala bear
One thing you would like to do before you died: have a family
The automobile you would buy tomorrow if you had the money: Lexus SUV
Dream job: Coaching volleyball
Job you consider the hardest or worst to do for a living: military
Number of hours watching the 2016 Olympics: 3 hours
Favorite Olympic sport to watch: Beach volleyball
Greatest Olympian of all time: Michael Phelps
If you could meet anyone (living or dead), who would it be: Jesus
Favorite aspect about Eastern: My teammates
