Emma Byers '26 Recruiting Profile

I have been playing volleyball since I was 5 years old. Ever since I stepped foot on the court and held a volleyball in my hand, I knew that this sport would change my life and I would aspire to be a college athlete.

I have strong instincts, reactions, and mental stability, as well as a great deal of knowledge about the sport of volleyball. I have a powerful serve, strong defensive skills, and an ability to read the court and players on the opposite side of the net from me. I am an encouraging leader on the court and the loudest voice in the gym. I am extremely coachable and offer as well as ask for constructive criticism from my teammates. I strive to be a hard-working player, leader, and recruit. I have been told at my physical that I will likely grow another inch or so.

I work hard year-round practicing my volleyball skills, playing on my school’s varsity volleyball team as a freshman and sophomore, playing for an AAU travel team that has won a significant amount of gold medals throughout last season and two golds in our first two tournaments this season, and during the summer I attend camps run by college coaches and professionals that assist me in my defensive and all around skills. I also eat healthy, workout regularly at home and the YMCA, and stay active to keep my physical and mental self fit. My sophomore season I was the starting Libero on my high school varsity team and was also named the second team all conference in my league, which is one of the strongest leagues in Pennsylvania.

Not only am I excellent on the court, but I also thrive in the classroom. I maintain straight A’s, study hard, am a part of my school’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes club, am in my school’s choir, am a part of student council, was inducted into the National English Honors Society, and have made the distinguished honor roll a number of times. I have participated and volunteered in many volleyball camps and events as well as serving my church through working in the nursery and the children’s church. 

I want to attend a college that will support me in my academic goals to become an elementary school teacher as well as my athletic dreams of becoming a college volleyball player. I am open to options and ultimately want to get the most competition available. I hope to become a better athlete, a better student, a leader and role model to those around me, and make my friends and family proud.