Rylee Grams '21 Recruiting Profile

Growing up, I can’t remember life before volleyball. Ever since I was little, we would watch my cousins play when they were in college. Then my sisters and I would play at home pretending to be like them. When I turned 8 years old, I finally got the chance to play on a team and I haven’t stopped playing. I love the competition, working with teammates and pushing ourselves to be the best that we can be, and all of the other lessons that I have learned.

One of the lessons that I am the most proud of learning is, being a good teammate and putting others before myself. I am a gritty, energetic defensive specialist at heart. However, I have played on teams that needed me to play outside hitter so I moved to help those team. Just this most recent high school season, I played out of position to set for our team because our setter last year was a senior.

This past year I have learned to not take playing volleyball for granted. Not being able to play has been so hard. I have always loved to play, but having it taken away, now I realize how much I love to play. When we get to return, I am going to come back with a renewed passion and desire to make sure I play every point as though it will be the last point I ever play.