2010 Football Summer Preview: Getting To Know...
The 2010 MAC Football season is quickly approaching and as part of our preview we would like to give you an inside look into the lives of our student-athletes. You can find the schedule of student-athletes we will preview by scrolling to the bottom of the page or by clicking the "Getting To Know" advertisement on the front of our homepage or football page. You can also stay up-to-date with our player features via Twitter, Facebook or our new fan blog at MACFootballNation.com
Be sure to visit www.mac-sports.com on Friday, July 30th to watch live video interviews with the league's head coaches and student-athletes as we kick off the season with our 2010 MAC Football Preview at Detroit's Ford Field
Getting To Know...Western Michigan's Robert Arnheim
Robert Arnheim is a junior wide receiver for the Western Michigan Broncos. Arnheim earned third-team All-Mid American Conference honors in 2009 as he led the Bronco receiving corps with 59 receptions and 701 yards receiving. He also had three touchdown receptions on the season and set career-highs in a game for receptions (nine) and receiving yards (112) against Central Michigan. Arnheim, a native of Orlando, Fla., also caught seven passes for 58 yards and a score in 2008. Below is a closer look at the Western Michigan WR...
1. Why did you choose Western Michigan University?
I chose Western Michigan University because it was a great opportunity to play early, and I really liked the campus and the people associated with WMU.
2. What do you consider your greatest accomplishment so far as an athlete?
My greatest accomplishment was receiving All-MAC last year as a sophomore.
3. What do you still hope to accomplish in the future?
I want to be on the All-American team and graduate on the honor roll.
4. What is the best advice you have received from your coach?
To never be compliant with your skills and always getting better in football, but also in every aspect of your life...Average isn't okay.
5. What are your goals for this season?
To win the MAC, go undefeated, play for the BCS title.
6. If you can have one animal be extinct, which would it be?
Snakes, I'm from Florida and snakes are everywhere and I just don't like snakes.
7. What would you like to be doing in ten years?
Still playing the game I love...Football, if God's will.
8. What were you up to this summer?
I work at a restaurant in South Haven, Michigan on the weekends, and I workout during the week trying to get better everyday.
9. Which words or phrases do you overuse?
The word bro...haha.
10. What are your hobbies and off-the-field interests?
I like being outdoors with my friends, going fishing, playing golf, just chillin' by the water.
