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34 Desiree Gaeckler
Desiree Gaeckler
  • Height:
    5'11
  • Year:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Oyster Bay, NY
  • High School:
    Oyster Bay HS
  • Position:
    Forward
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice

Bio

Season: 1st

High School: Split time at Our Lady of Mercy HS and Oyster Bay HS, playing basketball and running track...played basketball under Sandy Rosen at OB and John Kiffle at Our Lady of Mercy...played forward and earned two varsity letters at OB...led team to 17-5 record her senior season and earned All-Nassau County 2nd Team and Most Valuable Player in the BLANY Tournament...also ran on the school record-setting 4x100M team...member of the Art Honour Society and the National Society of High Schoool Scholars (NSHSS).

Personal: Daughter of Roger and Sylvie Gaeckler...has one younger sister, Destini...Criminal Justice major with a career goal of working for the FBI or CIA...hobbies include reading, drawing, writing, reading comic books and playing video games...enjoys watching track and tennis...favorite athlete is Serena Williams...favorite food is eggs...favorite movie is Inception...favorite TV shows are: Twin Peaks and Rick and Morty...favorite music artists are Blur, Arctic Monkeys and Neon Bunny...chose UDC for its Criminal Justice program...favorite things about DC are the food, the monuments and the museums...greatest athletic influence and the most impressive person she's ever met is her mother...chose 34 because it's always been her favorite number.