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Kota Sakurai
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Senior Spotlight: Kota Sakurai
10/20/2020 11:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Dartmouthsports.com will be recognizing the senior student-athletes who had their fall seasons postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Today's Senior … Kota Sakurai, midfielder on the men's soccer team.
DartmouthSports.com: What have your workouts been like so far?
Kota Sakurai: I've been training with a team in Japan four times a week and we sometimes have a game on the weekend.
DS: What is your most memorable on-field team moment?
KS: Winning the Ivy League in 2017 at Burnham Field.
DS: And your most memorable on-field individual moment?
KS: Making a professional debut in the United Soccer League with Toronto FC II [ed. note: in 2016 prior to enrolling at Dartmouth]
DS: What is the best thing about practice?
KS: Being able to play with my teammates on a beautiful grass field.
DS: And the worst?
KS: That has to be doing the 3-mile interval.
DS: Any hidden talents you can share?
KS: I consider myself a very good FIFA player.
DS: If you could swap places with one teammate, who would it be and why?
KS: Clayton Molter because I would love to live in L.A.
DS: What are your plans after Dartmouth, as much as you can plan for anything during this pandemic?
KS: I'm hoping to become a professional soccer player after Dartmouth.
Superlatives
Fastest runner on the team: Ahria Simons
Best reflexes: Alex Budnik
Best moves with the ball: Pedro Campos
Hardest head (literally or figuratively): Mothibi Penn-Kekana
Best instincts on the field: Jordan Bailon
Strongest teammate: Garrett Scott
Most intense: Jordan Bailon
Most likely to become a Division I head coach: Matt Raineri
Best dancer: Chris Palacios
Best singer: Matt Pickering or Dawson McCartney
Funniest teammate: Aron Rudich or Kennedy Davis
Most outgoing: Clayton Molter
Best dresser: Matt Pickering
Best impression of Coach Bo: Aron Rudich
Favorites
Movie: Harry Potter
TV Show: The Office
Actor/Actress: Robert Downey Jr.
Sport outside of soccer: Basketball
Dartmouth professor: James Dorsey
Place on campus: Burnham Field
Today's Senior … Kota Sakurai, midfielder on the men's soccer team.
DartmouthSports.com: What have your workouts been like so far?
Kota Sakurai: I've been training with a team in Japan four times a week and we sometimes have a game on the weekend.
DS: What is your most memorable on-field team moment?
KS: Winning the Ivy League in 2017 at Burnham Field.
DS: And your most memorable on-field individual moment?
KS: Making a professional debut in the United Soccer League with Toronto FC II [ed. note: in 2016 prior to enrolling at Dartmouth]
DS: What is the best thing about practice?
KS: Being able to play with my teammates on a beautiful grass field.
DS: And the worst?
KS: That has to be doing the 3-mile interval.
DS: Any hidden talents you can share?
KS: I consider myself a very good FIFA player.
DS: If you could swap places with one teammate, who would it be and why?
KS: Clayton Molter because I would love to live in L.A.
DS: What are your plans after Dartmouth, as much as you can plan for anything during this pandemic?
KS: I'm hoping to become a professional soccer player after Dartmouth.
Superlatives
Fastest runner on the team: Ahria Simons
Best reflexes: Alex Budnik
Best moves with the ball: Pedro Campos
Hardest head (literally or figuratively): Mothibi Penn-Kekana
Best instincts on the field: Jordan Bailon
Strongest teammate: Garrett Scott
Most intense: Jordan Bailon
Most likely to become a Division I head coach: Matt Raineri
Best dancer: Chris Palacios
Best singer: Matt Pickering or Dawson McCartney
Funniest teammate: Aron Rudich or Kennedy Davis
Most outgoing: Clayton Molter
Best dresser: Matt Pickering
Best impression of Coach Bo: Aron Rudich
Favorites
Movie: Harry Potter
TV Show: The Office
Actor/Actress: Robert Downey Jr.
Sport outside of soccer: Basketball
Dartmouth professor: James Dorsey
Place on campus: Burnham Field
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