Volleyball Q & A: Meet Hallie Enderle
If you’ve gone to a volleyball match you’ve probably noticed the tall frizzy-haired girl on the sideline awaiting her opportunity to get on the floor.
That girl is the versatile sophomore middle blocker/outside hitter Hallie Enderle and when she gets on the floor she can do it all, from kills to blocks and the occasional dig.
Kristopher Lodes: Talk about your role on this team.
Hallie Enderle: My role right now is to challenge the team on the starting side and make them their best.
KL: I’ve been covering the team the last two years and you seem to bring the comic relief to the team, talk about your role there.
HE: It helps keep practices lighter. I believe in comic relief, I think it’s sweet and keeps me out of my head.
KL: Part of that humor shows on “The Mac and Enderle Show,” a clip show you and fellow sophomore Kaitlyn McIntyre do for fun and post onto the Central Michigan Volleyball Facebook page. How did the show start?
HE: It started because we have a TiVo that watches practices for us that doesn’t record sound so Mac and I would stand there like we had a show and (assistant coach) Dave (Zelenock) told us to record that because it’s hilarious and we’ve done it ever since.
KL: Do you have any pregame rituals you do?
HE: My walk to the training room is my thing where I have my sweat suit on with the hood up because I feel super boss and people see me and say ‘she’s thuggin’. That gets me amped and reminds me that I’m a division one athlete.
KL: What’s on that playlist?
HE: A lot of dubstep, not anything that’s appropriate for the general public warmup. So a lot of rap and hardcore stuff that gets you going.
KL: I know you played softball and basketball in high school, what’s your favorite sport outside of volleyball?
HE: I love softball. I went to the game Sunday and I felt like I was in the dugout. That’s what I missed the most.
KL: What are you studying here at CMU?
HE: Right now I’m going to be a health administration major with a concentration in therapeutic recreation with minor in psychology and art. Hopefully I’ll go to grad school for art therapy.
KL: Now you’re from Mankato, Minn. what attracted you to come to Mount Pleasant?
HE: I was recruited kind of late as a junior and got hung up by some Big Ten schools because I didn’t keep growing. Erik’s (Olson) e-mail was personally from him and it really sparked, he said everything I was looking for in a program.
KL: Your freshman year you win a MAC Championship, something that has never been done here, what were your feelings during and after the match?
HE: After we beat Western (in the semi-finals) we were like, ‘we’re winning the whole thing’. It sounds like such a cocky thing to say, but it was such a for sure thing and once it happened it was surreal.
KL: What are your personal goals this season?
HE: Definitely break into the starting lineup and aid the team as best I can. I don’t really look for personal stats because those come along the way, the team goals are the most important.
