#40 - Renca Dunn

Year: Senior

Hometown: Fremont, CA

High School: Washington School f/t Deaf

Major: English/Education

Renca is the senior member of this year's  team...was the most valuable player of her high school her senior year in basketball...was also team captain her junior and senior years...also was on the volleyball and cheerleading teams all four years in high school...favorite thing about basketball is shooting free throws which she says she is best at...favorite practice drill is the box shoot drill because it helps her improve her technique and focus on boxing out better...says she has many wonderful professors at Gallaudet and respects all of them, but would choose Dr. Pia Taavila as her favorite because she is reasonable, open-minded, and taught her a lot about English...says French 200 is the best class she ever took because she got to go to France for one month and learn French Sign Language...favorite thing about Gallaudet is the social life because nothing beats seeing nearly 2,000 Deaf people everyday...favorite thing about Washington DC is the beauty of the white marble buildings especially in the spring...says her mother had the biggest impact on her life because she went through a lot in her life that influenced Renca to be who she is and she's the one who forced Renca into loving basketball...would  like to meet Angelina Jolie because she tries to make a difference in the world