Janae Mitchell is the starting outside hitter of the A&T volleyball team. She is following up a solid junior year with a career season this year as a senior. Through 75 games played, she leads the team with 188 kills averaging 2.51 per match and is second in digs with 176. Team success however is more important than individual accolades and everything has not gone as planned in her final year. The A&T Register chatted with number seven to find out more about the girl inside the uniform. 

Prince- When do you plan on graduating?

Janae- December 2010

Prince- What are your plans for when you graduate?

Janae- I want to go into grad school, to be more specific as to what I want to do print research.

Prince- How does being a student athlete affect your grades?

Janae- It just requires you to do a lot more. It takes a lot more time management really.

Prince- What’s your GPA if you don’t mind me asking?

Janae- Right at 3.0

Prince- How long have you been playing volleyball?

Janae- Since the fourth grade

Prince- Is it hard to stay motivated without a large fan base on the campus?

Janae- Not really, that’s not really my motivation. I have a different type of motivation going on here although it would be nice to have a good fan base.

Prince- I’m sure. Is being the senior on the team and the team leader/team captain, is that a role you’re comfortable with and that you embrace?

Janae- Definitely yea, that’s something that I’ve been really trying to embrace now. It’s a different kind of leadership you have to do when you’re dealing with different players, a different approach.

Prince- So what type of things do you say to the team during a season like this?

Janae- We can still go out there and do our best. There’s still a chance as far as the tournament you know. It’s never too late.

Prince- Aright we’re going to get into some personal stuff. What type of things do you like to do, like hobbies or things you do on the weekends?

Janae- When I do have a weekend, I like to go to the movies and shop. Also I’m a big sister so I try to get a lot of kiddy stuff for my little sisters.

Prince- What type of music do you like?

Janae- I listen to just about everything including alternative but I would say my favorite is like old school, R&B.

Prince-Who’s your favorite R&B artist?

Janae- I hate when people ask me that. Let’s go with Alicia Keys.

Prince- What’s your favorite movie?

Janae- Crooklyn   

Prince- What’s your favorite food?

Janae- Pizza

Prince-Do you plan to play volleyball after you graduate?

Janae- No, there’s always an opportunity as far as leagues and stuff like that but nothing serious.

Prince- Do you have a boyfriend?

Janae- We’ll go with no.

Prince- Okay, that’s all I got for you.

Janae- Alright

• Prince Askew