Himani Bakshi '24 Recruiting Profile

My ultimate ambition is to pursue a college degree and play competitive volleyball. I'm looking forward to major in health science and pursue my career as a pharmacist or a registered nurse. I am capable of being a versatile player and have the necessary skills for it. For my high school team I played setter libero and ds and my main position is setter. For my club teams I've played setter, libero, ds, and oppo. I never feared in playing any position that coaches wanted me to play, instead I played it with commitment and morality. With that I earned a dynamite award from my school season because of the hard work and drive I put on the court and off the court.

I consider myself to be a team leader who leads by example. I was selected to be a team captain for my first two club seasons, and was an extremely coachable player as well as a motivating and supportive teammate. I was also rewarded captain my senior year on varsity. Being a member of a team, accountability, devotion, hard work and tenacity are just few of the many life lessons that my parents firmly believe in and have taught me as I play sports. When I messed up, I didn't rationalize it or think about it too much, instead, I concentrated on improving the next play and redeeming myself. In addition to giving my all at practice, I also put effort outside trying to improve my skills. 

I think I'm different from other recruits because I have successfully achieved a balance between family, athletics, and academics and I'm not afraid of hard work. I also really have a good work ethic and I always put my academics first and show the same efforts I do on the court as well as in the classroom.