Student-Athlete Spotlight: Ally Tarr, Women’s Hockey – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/12/2013 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
Nov. 12, 2013
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Ally Tarr, #4
Senior Forward
London, Ontario
Major: Consumer and Family Financial Services
Ally Tarr, a senior on the women’s hockey team and native of London, Ontario, has played 114 career games as a Buckeye. She has 82 career points on 38 goals and 44 assists. She is currently 10th all-time in Ohio State program history in goals scored and her 11 game-winning scores are second all-time at OSU. Tarr, who put up a career best 32 points her junior season, is the leading returning scorer from last season. Through nine games this season Tarr has tallied nine points on a goal and a team-leading eight assists.
Student Life
Do you prefer the Oval in the Fall or Spring? Spring
Where is the best place to sit for lectures? In the middle of the classroom
Most underrated place to study on campus? SASSO (Student-Athlete Support Services Office)
Why did you choose to major in Consumer and Family Financial Services? I thought it sounded interesting.
Describe your first day as a student at The Ohio State University. I think I got lost a lot, but I would leave super early so I wouldn’t be late. I arrived to class about 20 minutes early.
Popular Culture
Favorite TV show – Glee, so I can sing along
Favorite movie – Pitch Perfect
Favorite book and/or magazine – People Magazine
Favorite celebrity – Channing Tatum
Favorite singer or musical group – One Direction … duh!
Last concert I attended was – Blake Shelton
Sports
Favorite pro sports team – Toronto Maple Leafs
Favorite athlete – Sidney Crosby
The athlete I would most like to compete against – Bobby Orr
Favorite athletic memory – Winning Nationals for Team Ontario
Team you’re most looking forward to competing against – Penn State because we haven’t played them before
Pre-game superstition/ritual – I get dressed at the same time and put my equipment on the same way every game.
Dream event (non-sport or sport-related) you would like to attend – Winter Olympics or Golden Globes
Travel
Most interesting place I’ve visited – Honduras
Place I would like to visit – Fiji
Food
Favorite home cooked meal – Pretty much everything my mom makes is my amazing.
Favorite snack food – Raw vegetables
Overtime
Person/People I most admire – My mom and dad
The greatest risk I’ve ever taken was – Deciding where to go to college
In 10 years, I would like to be – Married and successful in my job field
Most prized possession – My family
I would like to trade places for a day with – Jenna Dewan (aka Channing Tatum’s wife)
Best piece of advice you’ve received – “Feel good, Look good, Play good”
If your parents/guardians bragged about you, what would they say? That I attend THE Ohio State University and play hockey there.
Do you have an interesting nickname? Tarr (Rarely was called by my last name until I came to OSU)
What is your hometown known for? Frederick Banting who co- discovered insulin in London and also Ryan Gosling… yep he’s from London.
Pop or Soda? Pop
Cats or Dogs? Dogs
Early Bird or Night Owl? Night Owl
Would you be the O, H, I or the O? For sure the I (it’s the most slimming)
