Morgan Fussell '22 Recruiting Profile

I fell in love with volleyball my freshman year of high school.  Unfortunately, I live in an area where volleyball was not offered in my middle school or a community center.  As a matter of fact the HS volleyball team was only a year old when I was a freshman.  But that did not stop me from trying out and winning a spot on the JV team in my freshman year.  The teams we competed against had more experienced players and they were good.  I realized what I needed to do to compete and I made it happen.  I joined a club ball team and worked really hard so that when I tried out my sophomore year I was able to land a spot on the Varsity team.  Our team had a great season by coming in 2nd in our region and making it to the Elite 8.  It was at this time that I knew I had to play college.  This is my dream and in order for me to meet my dream, I had to keep working and pushing myself.  I played club ball that season and then during the summer (during COVID) I trained with a personal trainer for strength, speed and agility and I trained with a volleyball coach.  I am currently on my second season with the HS varsity team.  I take weight training and go to Fury Academy for training on speed and agility.  My goal this winter will be to obtain a spot on the A5 club volleyball team.  I am in a STEM program and ranked 27th out of 222 students carrying a GPA of 96.6.  My studies include honors and AP classes.  I plan to major in Nursing and then get my Master’s in Nursing Administration or Pediatric Nursing.

On the court, I am a competitive person. I believe in my team and I encourage my teammates to do their best.  Making mistakes is hard, but we have to encourage each other to do our best and to give it our best.  I am a naturally loud person on and off the court, I have a deep caring for people and I try to give it my best everyday.  There have been times when some players and coaches say that I’m not good and I could never make it to college volleyball, but I am refusing to let their comments define me and stop me from my dream of playing college volleyball.  I have learned that I have a drive and I will work hard and win!