X-Women rugby flanker Brooke Newsome is the latest athlete featured in our Getting to Know your X-Women and X-Men series throughout the summer. Brooke  is a fourth year Human Kinetics student from Brantford, Ont.

My nicknames are…?
Booters, Boots, B, Newse

My favorite moment to date as a StFX student-athlete is…?
Winning the 2014 CIS national championship at Guelph University, with family and friends.

If I could be StFX President for one day I would…?
Make Sundae Sundays...everyday

A unique talent or skill I have is…?
I can sing!  

My biggest pet peeve is…? ‎
When someone touches my face, when I am not expecting it.

My favorite childhood memory is…?
Days spent on the dock/lake at my cottage with my family!

My dream job is…? ‎
Pediatrician

Something interesting about my hometown is…?
Wayne Gretzky grew up in Brantford, and Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in my hometown as well.

FAVORITES:
Class:  Biology
Place to Study: The OC
Food: ‎ Tacos
Summer activity: Beach, Lake (swimming)
Disney Movie:  The Little Mermaid
Social Media:  Instagram
TV show:  Greys Anatomy
Vacation spot:  ‎Dominican
Singer/Band:  Thomas Rhett, a lot of country!
Item of clothing:  Sweatpants
Pro sports team:  Toronto Maple Leafs
Pro sports athlete:  Serena Williams