COACH HOLOWATY: "Ian is a big kid and hopefully we can have him become a power hitter for us. His skill level at this time needs to improve, but he is working hard."

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year member of baseball team, where he was a three-year starter)… three-year member of football and basketball teams who also bowled for one season… captained a 12-9 baseball team with .367 batting average during senior season and was named to the all-county team, while leading the league in HRs… named all-league as team won the conference baseball championship during junior season…in football, team was Big Four champions… member of the honor roll…  

PERSONAL: born Ian R. Hnatov  (pronounced NAY-tauv) July 9, 1990 (18)… major: Physical Education minor: Health … career objective: teaching parents: Nina and Michael… residence: Glen Head, NY…

IAN... REVEALED

Your personal goal for the season: A ring

Favorite activity other than sports: Scrabble

Keep one thing about Eastern: Burnap Hall

Favorite movie: Billy Madison

Favorite actor: Adam Sandler

Favorite Olympic sport to watch: Table tennis

What should be the penalty for athletes who test positive for drugs?: Tar and feathered

If you had a key to the world, where is the first place you would go: An airport

Most difficult aspect of your sport: Stealing home

Your choice as best athlete of all time: Bobby Boucher

Your choice as greatest song or CD of all time: Tuesday’s Gone

Favorite pro team: Yankees

If anyone could be your life coach, who would you choose?: My mom

Hardest thing you’ve ever done in your life: Pass my road test

One thing you would like to do before you die: Live

Greatest coach (any level) of all time: Shawn Manning

Your favorite moment of all time:

Dog-piling on Brandon Losee after he singled in the 9th run to erase an 8-0 deficit

Most embarrassing moment of all time: Failing my road test the 2nd time

Something you would never be caught dead doing: Living

Favorite smell: Enchiladas

Smartest animal: Octopus

Who were you or who do you hope you were in your first life? Stonewall Jackson

Closest brush with greatness: Fourth row at a Hootie concert

Your greatest attribute: Height

What would you like to get paid to do for a living? Bowling

Job you consider the hardest or worst to do for a living: Janitor

The word you always misspell: Wensday

What will be the price of gas a year from now? Free

Automobile you would buy tomorrow if you had the money: ’92 Mitsubishi Diamonte

Your contribution to the Green Movement: Recycle

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