Sydney Jenkins '19 Recruiting Profile

    Ever since I was 4 years old, I’ve had a passion for athletics. As my gymnastics career came to an end, I discovered the sport of volleyball and immediately fell in love. I am currently in my 5^th year of volleyball and discovering that I love it more and more each day. My junior year at Richland High School, I was selected onto the Varsity team where I was a setter. My senior I was again selected onto the Varisty team as a setter. Ever since the beginning of the high school season, I’ve worked hard to prove I am able to be placed at the highest level of play. I am currently playing for Strike Force 18 Black  team and am the assistant coach to Strike Force 14 Black team. I am able to continue being a leader while coaching the younger girls and I love teaching them the sport of volleyball, along with what it means to be a good teammate, a good leader, and what volleyball is all about! I feel I am the vocal leader on my team. I am able to energize my teammates when we are losing by a few points and I am able to keep the energy going while we are winning by a few points.

    As a student athlete, I am able to set goals for myself on the court and in the classroom. While I am at a 3.7 cumulative GPA, I want to raise it to at least a 3.8 by studying even harder than I already do so I can get the highest academic scholarship available to me. I am currently participating in the Running Start Program at Columbia Basin College. I am on track to graduate high school with my high school diploma and my Associate in Arts degree. My goal is to graduate from college with a major in Exercise Science and a minor in Sports Administration. I would like to own a business where I can help athletes like myself to excel in the best way possible.  As for the volleyball court, I want to raise my skillset to the next highest level possible, which means playing at the Collegiate level. I will do so by working harder in practice, games and being a better team player than I already am. I will continue to be a vocal leader for my team on the court and being a positive influence for my team by how committed I am to improving my skillset and how I want to become that much better.