Iris Comesaña-Varela, Women's Basketball

Hometown... Vigo, Galicia, Spain
High School... Lucus Augusti, Spain (Class of 2024)
Major... Architectural Studies

Favorite food... Pasta
Favorite midnight snack... Ice cream with Oreos
Favorite book... The Little Prince and The Fault in Our Stars
Favorite TV show... How I Met Your Mother
Favorite artist... Mac Miller
Favorite song... “Vienna” – Billy Joel
Favorite vacation... Spain
Favorite movie... Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Favorite saying... “Malo será” (“It’ll be fine” in Galician)

Favorite athlete... Santi Aldama (Spanish professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies)
Favorite sport to watch... Basketball
Favorite class at VU... Architecture or Art
Biggest pet peeve... Interrupting or talking over someone
Dream car... Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
Car you actually drive... I don’t have my license
Dream job... Stage designer for a major musician
Career plans... Continue studying architecture, complete projects along the way, eventually earn a doctorate, and possibly become a university professor

Hobbies... Playing guitar, drawing, and going to the gym
Season goals for myself... Stay healthy, push myself daily, and help my team and future
Season goals for the team... Come together, be proud of every game, and hopefully win the region
One thing I wish I was better at... Guarding faster players
A book or movie about my life would be titled... Made in Spain

Most memorable athletic moment... Finishing 6th in the Spanish Championship with an underdog team
Best advice I’ve ever been given... Everything happens for a reason
What motivates me... Making myself and my family proud

I can’t imagine a week without... Music
My advice to kids... Work hard to follow your dreams — they can take you further than you imagine
When people first meet me, they think... I’m mean because of my resting face
Superstitions... Knock twice on wood if thinking about injuries or something going wrong
Country I’d like to visit... The Netherlands
Nobody knows how much I... Would like to be able to eat gluten

Since I’ve been at VU, I’ve learned... It’s okay to ask friends for support, especially with family far away
Best athlete I’ve faced... Iyana Martin
Best thing about being an athlete at VU... The facilities, like the shooting gun that helps us improve every day
If I were coach for a day... Allow one practice with music
If I could break any record... Traveling to the most countries in a year
If I could attend any sporting event... An Olympic basketball final
I chose VU because... The facilities, coaches, and professors