What is your most memorable moment as a student-athlete at RWU?
Honestly, my most memorable moment was making the team. I had not planned to play volleyball in college. I was recruited to run track at other schools. At the time, RWU didn’t have a track team, but I fell in love with the school the first time I set foot on the campus. I was offered the Presidential Scholarship and knew it was meant to be. By the end of freshman year, I missed being part of a team, practices, games, etc. I reached out to the volleyball coach, and she invited me to come to preseason for a tryout in the fall. Making the team was an exciting beginning to being a student-athlete at RWU.
Who was your biggest influence while you were on campus?
Probably the rest of the team. These are the people you are spending all of your time with; between practices, games, road trips to tournaments, when you’re tired and haven’t showered, going back for seconds at lunch. These are the people who know you the best, who you laugh and cry with, who give you the most honest opinions and advice. The friends I made on the volleyball team are still some of my closest friends, twenty years later.
What skills did you learn as a student-athlete that you still use to this day?
Time management, and of course, hard work! When you want to take it easy on a drill, remember the other team isn’t.
Why do you give back to RWU?
I am so grateful for the time I had at RWU. It helped shape the person I am today, and I love the memories I made there. Giving back is my little way of helping others feel the same about their time at RWU.
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