As the holiday season is quickly approaching, kuseahawks.com wanted to give the fans and student-athletes a chance to get to know the coaches and athletic staff a little bit better. Keiser Athletics will be running a four-day segment, beginning with today's feature group.
 
The coaches and athletics staff were asked a series of 11 questions, each pertaining to the holiday season. Below are the various answers provided:

1. What's the worst gift you ever got?
   1. Jamie Shoemaker (Associate Director of Athletics): Socks
   2. Kari Brody (Director of Sports Medicine): Fruit cake
   3. Jon Erny (Assistant SID): A scarf from my mom…I love my mom, but I never wore it, it was ugly
   4. Rob Stingo (Game Ops GA): When I was too young to appreciate how good of a gift they were, socks
   5. Ross Adams (Esports Coach): A coffee mug that says "You're kind of a big dill" w/ a Dill pickle as a mug handle
   6. Lisa Becker (Administrative Assistant): Coffee maker
   7. Laura Pucker (Spirit Squad Coach): I received a bobble head of myself and it didn't look like me
   8. Kevin Devrient (Sports Info Director): Socks
   9. Jamene Caldwell (Director of Compliance): A crochet needle
   10. Kyle Stafford (Sports Info Coordinator): Christmas sweater

 

1. Favorite Christmas game?
   1. Jamie Shoemaker (Associate Director of Athletics): White Elephant
   2. Kari Brody (Director of Sports Medicine): Don't have one
   3. Jon Erny (Assistant SID): Chess by the fire on Christmas Day
   4. Rob Stingo (Game Ops GA): Poker/Texas Hold'em
   5. Ross Adams (Esports Coach): Gingerbread house-making contest
   6. Lisa Becker (Administrative Assistant): Christmas trivia
   7. Laura Pucker (Spirit Squad Coach): In Minnesota, we play Egg Nog game
   8. Kevin Devrient (Sports Info Director): Whatever new game that I got on Christmas
   9. Jamene Caldwell (Director of Compliance): Speed
   10. Kyle Stafford (Sports Info Coordinator): Italian Cards

 

1. Favorite Christmas TV episode?
   1. Jamie Shoemaker (Associate Director of Athletics): Seinfeld – Festivus
   2. Kari Brody (Director of Sports Medicine): Any Friends Christmas episode
   3. Jon Erny (Assistant SID): Charlie Brown Christmas
   4. Rob Stingo (Game Ops GA): Any Christmas episode The Office or The Sopranos
   5. Ross Adams (Esports Coach): I'm going to go with Movie and say "A Christmas Story"
   6. Lisa Becker (Administrative Assistant): Frosty the Snowman
   7. Laura Pucker (Spirit Squad Coach): Don't want to say
   8. Kevin Devrient (Sports Info Director): Home Improvement
   9. Jamene Caldwell (Director of Compliance): Fresh Prince of Bellaire
   10. Kyle Stafford (Sports Info Coordinator): Classy Christmas from the Office

 

1. Toughest Person to buy a gift for?
   1. Jamie Shoemaker (Associate Director of Athletics): The people who can buy anything they want
   2. Kari Brody (Director of Sports Medicine): My brother
   3. Jon Erny (Assistant SID): My older sister. She is usually so thoughtful and creative herself, so I knew I had a lot to live up to
   4. Rob Stingo (Game Ops GA): My dad because I know my sister would wind up getting the same thing for him
   5. Ross Adams (Esports Coach): My eldest brother
   6. Lisa Becker (Administrative Assistant): Campus President
   7. Laura Pucker (Spirit Squad Coach): My sisters, they have everything and are as picky as me
   8. Kevin Devrient (Sports Info Director): My wife cause I never know what to buy
   9. Jamene Caldwell (Director of Compliance): My husband
   10. Kyle Stafford (Sports Info Coordinator): My mom

 

1. If you could travel anywhere for Christmas, where would you go?
   1. Jamie Shoemaker (Associate Director of Athletics): Home
   2. Kari Brody (Director of Sports Medicine): Bora Bora in hut on the water 
   3. Jon Erny (Assistant SID): Most places where the weather is cold and there's snow on the ground. I don't think I'll ever get used to Christmas in 80-90 degree weather
   4. Rob Stingo (Game Ops GA): Anywhere in Italy
   5. Ross Adams (Esports Coach): New York
   6. Lisa Becker (Administrative Assistant): Tahiti
   7. Laura Pucker (Spirit Squad Coach): Fiji, may go in 3 years
   8. Kevin Devrient (Sports Info Director): Home in Ohio
   9. Jamene Caldwell (Director of Compliance): Paris
   10. Kyle Stafford (Sports Info Coordinator): Anywhere with warm weather

 

1. Least favorite item on your Christmas to-do list?
   1. Jamie Shoemaker (Associate Director of Athletics): Cleaning
   2. Kari Brody (Director of Sports Medicine): Gift wrapping
   3. Jon Erny (Assistant SID): Wrapping presents. My gifts are usually pretty recognizable by the poor wrapping job
   4. Rob Stingo (Game Ops GA): Buying gifts in crowded stores
   5. Ross Adams (Esports Coach): Wrapping gifts
   6. Lisa Becker (Administrative Assistant): Gift shopping
   7. Laura Pucker (Spirit Squad Coach): Facing the cold and snow in MN when we go home for Christmas.
   8. Kevin Devrient (Sports Info Director): Decorate the Christmas tree
   9. Jamene Caldwell (Director of Compliance): Cook
   10. Kyle Stafford (Sports Info Coordinator): Taking holiday pictures

 

1. If you were Santa Claus, what kind of cookie would you want left out for you?
   1. Jamie Shoemaker (Associate Director of Athletics): Chocolate Chip
   2. Kari Brody (Director of Sports Medicine): An ice cream cookie sandwich or Atlanta Bread!
   3. Jon Erny (Assistant SID): Hmm. It's tough to beat a warm white chocolate macadamia nut cookie
   4. Rob Stingo (Game Ops GA): Peanut butter or black and white
   5. Ross Adams (Esports Coach): Chocolate Chip
   6. Lisa Becker (Administrative Assistant): Snickerdoodle
   7. Laura Pucker (Spirit Squad Coach): Oatmeal raisin
   8. Kevin Devrient (Sports Info Director): Chocolate Chip 
   9. Jamene Caldwell (Director of Compliance): Raspberry White Macadamia Nut
   10. Kyle Stafford (Sports Info Coordinator): Chocolate Chip

 

1. Would you rather build a snowman, go sledding, participate in a snowball fight or stay inside and drink hot cocoa?
   1. Jamie Shoemaker (Associate Director of Athletics): Sledding
   2. Kari Brody (Director of Sports Medicine): Sledding
   3. Jon Erny (Assistant SID): Sledding and the steeper the hill, the better! The snow ball fight is a close second on the list though
   4. Rob Stingo (Game Ops GA): Go sledding
   5. Ross Adams (Esports Coach): All of them but if I had to choose ONE, I'd choose, go sledding
   6. Lisa Becker (Administrative Assistant): Sled ridding
   7. Laura Pucker (Spirit Squad Coach): Build a snowman, sled, build an igloo
   8. Kevin Devrient (Sports Info Director): Snowball fight because you can decide when it's to cold and go back inside
   9. Jamene Caldwell (Director of Compliance): Stay inside and drink hot cocoa
   10. Kyle Stafford (Sports Info Coordinator): Snow ball fight

 

1. Who is your favorite Reindeer?
   1. Jamie Shoemaker (Associate Director of Athletics): Rudolph
   2. Kari Brody (Director of Sports Medicine): Rudolph (that's what happens to my nose when it's cold LOL)
   3. Jon Erny (Assistant SID): Comet and I don't know why
   4. Rob Stingo (Game Ops GA): Comet, when I was younger I thought he was the dog from Full House
   5. Ross Adams (Esports Coach): Blitzen
   6. Lisa Becker (Administrative Assistant): Rudolph
   7. Laura Pucker (Spirit Squad Coach): Dancer
   8. Kevin Devrient (Sports Info Director): Rudolph
   9. Jamene Caldwell (Director of Compliance): Vixen
   10. Kyle Stafford (Sports Info Coordinator): Rudolph, it's the best underdog story

 

1. If Santa Claus ever fell off your roof, would you put on the jacket? (The Santa Claus movie plot) Yeah, its cold outside
   1. Jamie Shoemaker (Associate Director of Athletics): Yeah, it's cold outside
   2. Kari Brody (Director of Sports Medicine): ??
   3. Jon Erny (Assistant SID): I don't think that I would. I don't want to gain the weight, my "Ho, ho, ho" may be a bit too monotone, and traveling all around the world in one night sounds exhausting.
   4. Rob Stingo (Game Ops GA): Nope
   5. Ross Adams (Esports Coach): Yes!
   6. Lisa Becker (Administrative Assistant): No, wouldn't fit
   7. Laura Pucker (Spirit Squad Coach): No, it wouldn't fit and I am just not big enough
   8. Kevin Devrient (Sports Info Director): Yes but I would need to shrink the suit size
   9. Jamene Caldwell (Director of Compliance): Ummmm..I don't think so. I might put on his boots though
   10. Kyle Stafford (Sports Info Coordinator): Yes I would

 

1. Did you ever get a ryder bb gun for Christmas? If so, did you shoot your eye out (LOL)? Yes and no
   1. Jamie Shoemaker (Associate Director of Athletics): Yes and No
   2. Kari Brody (Director of Sports Medicine): No, my parents were smarter than that!
   3. Jon Erny (Assistant SID): The closest thing to that I've ever received was an airsoft gun. They started to become really popular when I was in middle school, and thankfully I don't think I was ever hit in the eye.
   4. Rob Stingo (Game Ops GA): Not a red ryder but a bb gun, yes. No accidents so far
   5. Ross Adams (Esports Coach): I didn't receive one, but my brothers and I got one for our Dad. He did not shoot his eye out, thankfully.
   6. Lisa Becker (Administrative Assistant): No, not allowed weapons
   7. Laura Pucker (Spirit Squad Coach): Yes, we all did in MN. Never shot my eye but came close
   8. Kevin Devrient (Sports Info Director): No 
   9. Jamene Caldwell (Director of Compliance): No but I'm sure my older brother did
   10. Kyle Stafford (Sports Info Coordinator): Yes and no I never did