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Fay Pahuja ‘23 Recruiting Profile

  • Choate Rosemary Hall
  • FARMINGTON, CT
  • Women's Volleyball
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Fay Pahuja's Women's Volleyball Recruiting Profile
Club:
CMass Juniors
Height:
5'9"
Weight:
140
Dominant Hand:
Right
Age:
17
Prim. Position:
S
Sec. Position:
DS
Pro Shuttle (5-10-5)
5.13
Approach Jump
9ft 3in
Block Jump
8ft 9in
Standing Reach
7ft 9in

Personal Statement

My name is Fay Pahuja, I am 16 years old, and I am a junior for the 2021-22 academic year, graduating in the class of 2023 at Choate Rosemary Hall, a preparatory school in Wallingford, CT.

I started playing volleyball when I was 9 and this will be my 7th year on a competitive club team. I have been recognized on the JVA Class of 2023 Ankle Watch List and made the AVCA Phenom Watch list in 2020 & 2021. I started off playing OH but at the age of 10, Marion Kish, one of my most supportive volleyball coaches, gave me the opportunity to set. She encouraged me and made me fall in love with the sport and I have been a setter ever since. It was great to get back on the court this season, after almost two years of Covid, which made my past seasons inconsistent. I play on a highly competitive club team today, EVA, arguably the best team in New England with three D1 commits at top volleyball schools like BYU and Dayton. I believe I have never played at such a high level before and I continue to take my skills to the next level: my setting technique, ability to make plays, my defense, reading the ball, and my agility has been the best it has ever been.  

At school, I have been consistently on the dean’s list/honor roll since my freshman year. I achieved a 3.90 GPA in my winter term, with a weighted GPA at 4.25. I am looking forward to finishing junior year strong, but also, I am looking forward to my senior year which is coming with its fair share of responsibilities. I will be leading my varsity team for the 2023 volleyball season as captain. I will be a prefect, and along with that, I will continue to manage the boys’ varsity volleyball team, as I did this year. My capstone project on “Normalizing Mental Health at Work” is now approved and I am looking forward to starting that research soon. I am also a Gold Key ambassador which gets quite busy during the fall and winter terms, gives me an opportunity to be the face for prospective students. I work closely with my coach and admissions to discuss prospective recruits and other students and planning my virtual meetings round the clock has been a lot of fun. This will be on top of my volleyball and other school club commitments. As you can tell, I like to keep very busy!

I plan to study business and psychology in college, and I want to find opportunities to take college level courses when I get a chance. While being remote during the height of covid, I used my time to do a course at NYU in the spring term in Business Organization and Management and earned a 3.67 GPA. During the summer I also took a 2-week public speaking and communication course at a summer pre-college program at Brown University, which was a fun and amazing learning experience by helping me become a stronger and more confident speaker.

In college, I am looking at one with a strong business school, majoring in behavioral sciences. As for volleyball, I want a team that plays well together and pushes me to be a better player on and off the court. I want a coach that pushes me and takes me out of my comfort zone and is open to trying new strategies to challenge both me and the team. I am open to options across the country, as long as I can see myself growing intellectually, emotionally, and as an athlete.

Athletics

High School Information

  • Years w/ Varsity:
  • 3 years
  • Varsity Starter:
  • 3 years
  • 2022 Varsity Team
  • Starter - Jersey: #10
  • Individual Awards:
    Varsity Captain, 1st Team All-Conference
  • Team Awards:
    Quarterfinal- 8/22 teams in Class A conference
  • Season Schedule
  • 2021 Varsity Team
  • Starter - Jersey: #10
  • Season Schedule
  • 2019 Varsity Team
  • Starter - Jersey: #3

Club Information

  • Seasons of Club Experience:
  • 8 seasons
  • 2023 CMass Juniors (18’s Edge Black)
  • Season Schedule
  • 2022 CMass (CMass Edge 17)
  • Notes: Will be playing. AAU nationals 17’s Club with the team
  • 2022 Evergreen Volleyball Academy (Elite 18)
  • 2021 Husky Volleyball (16’s Nationals )
  • Notes: Team Scheule-https://www.huskyvolleyball.com/hpschedule21
  • Season Schedule
  • 2020 Nerva HP (HP Girls Youth Team)
  • Notes: Unfortunately due to the current COVID situation our team will not be participating in the Pittsburg USAV tournament. We will be doing a 3 day volleyball clinic.
  • 2020 Husky Volleyball (15 Nationals)
  • Notes: Played Club for the past three years, 2 of which was High Performance travel team. 2019-2020 i'm playing 15 Nationals. I am the captain of my team.
  • 2019 Husky Volleyball (14 Nationals)
  • Notes: 2018-2019
  • 2018 Elevation Volleyball Academy (14 High Performance Travel)
  • Notes: 2017-2018

Coach References

  • Travel / Club Coach
  • Paul McCormick
  • High School Assistant Coach
  • Derek Palmore
  • High School Head Coach
  • David Loeb
  • Club Director
  • Marion Kish
  • Private Coach
  • Jung Park

Additional Sports

  • Other
  • F
  • 1 Year
  • Varsity Team
  • CREW- Camps and High School freshman season would've been my 1st year of competition. unfortunately season was cancelled.
  • Swimming
  • F
  • 7 Years
  • Club/Travel Team
  • Competitively Swimming from 2012- 2019. Swam USA and YMCA, qualifying in Age groups from 9 yrs-12 yrs in every season and zones for 2 seasons. I hold a couple of team records at the YMCA Tigersharks & Farmington Flying Fish. I also hold the top 25 times i
  • Beach Volleyball
  • F
  • 2 Years
  • Club/Travel Team
  • Riptide Beach Volleyball- Playing 14 & under, Qualified for Zones (Atlantic City) and Nationals (California) in 2019. Played a couple of tournaments in Women's A and 18 & under in grass (5th out of 20 teams) and beach (varies) in 2020 as a 14 year old.
  • Martial Arts
  • F
  • 3 Years
  • Club/Travel Team
  • I did Taekwondo from 2014-2017. Level- Black Stripe Belt- 1st Gup.
  • Volleyball
  • F
  • 2 Years
  • Varsity Team
  • Boys' Varsity volleyball Manager and preseasons' captains practice Coach. Captains practice ran from Jan to March every Sunday for 2 hrs. During the spring term I would manage the team and help/play during team practices.

Academics

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High School Information

High School:
Choate Rosemary Hall
State:
CONNECTICUT
Enrollment:
858

Academic Accomplishments

Honors Classes:
Yes. FRESHMAN: Geometry Honors, Architectural Design Honors SOPHOMORE: World History Honors, Algebra 2 Honors JUNIOR: Spanish 3 Honors, Advanced Precalculus, US History Honors, Advance Psychology 1 Honors & Child Psychology Honors. SENIOR- Calculus AB Honors, Intro to Sociology Honors, Social Psychology Honors, Advanced psychology honors, Abnormal Psychology Honors, Moral Reasoning Honors, Behavioral Econ Honors, Cognitive Neuroscience Honors, Capstone Project - Normalizing Mental Health in the Workforce.
Registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
Yes

Awards, Achievements and Activities

  • Award
    • FRESHMAN- ACADEMIC- Fall Term- Honor Roll
  • Award
    • Winter Term- Honor Roll ATHLETIC AWARDS- Fall- Volleyball Varsity “C” Chenille
  • Award
    • Varsity certificate and Pin
  • Award
    • Spring- Crew Varsity Certificate and Pin
  • Award
    • 2020 AVCA Phenom List (Elite rising high school volleyball student athlete) SOPHOMORE- ACADEMIC- Fall- Honor Role
  • Award
    • Winter- Honor Role
  • Award
    • Spring- Honor Role. National Society of High School Honors
  • Award
    • Certificate of Nominations for Awards- nominated for the Congress of future Medical Leaders award of Excellence ATHLETIC- Club- 2021 Ultra Ankle JVA watch list. 2021 AVCA Phenom Watchlist. (Elite rising high school volleyball student athlete) JUNIOR- ACADEMIC- Fall Term- Honor Roll
  • Award
    • Winter Term- Honor Roll ATHELETIC- Girls' Varsity Volleyball- Varsity certificate and Pin Boy Varsity Manager- Varsity certificate and Pin AAU 2022 Academic All-American AVCA 2022 All America SENIOR- ACADEMIC- Dean’s list/Honor roll Fall term ATHLETIC- All NEPSAC Class A 1s
  • Activity
    • ELEMENTARY/ MIDDLE SCHOOL- Girls scouts- 2011/12/13; Relay for life- 2015/16; Envision STEM/ Leadership Program- Nominated by my 5th grade teacher in 2015 (attended the STEM program at Babson College 2016- yearly nomination/ invitation from 2015 to attend their different programs across the country.) Invited by the Envision team to attend the Presidential Dinner in January 2021. FRESHMAN:- Clubs- Girls at Choate
  • Activity
    • UNICEF
  • Activity
    • Choate Diversity student association
  • Activity
    • Volunteering at the The Shepard Meadow Therapeutic Riding Center- year round. SOPHOMORE- Good Key Ambassador- 2020-2023
  • Activity
    • Choate spring tour guide. -NYU Spring 2021- Business Precollege Program; This course focuses on the processes and problems of competent management. Methods of setting and maintaining high performance standards and high productivity are discussed
  • Activity
    • along with topics including management structure
  • Activity
    • planning
  • Activity
    • organization
  • Activity
    • staffing
  • Activity
    • strategy formulation
  • Activity
    • decision making
  • Activity
    • leadership
  • Activity
    • and social responsibility. -Brown University Precollege Summer Program- (2/3 weeks of in person) Communication and public speaking -EVO3Sport- Athlete Mentality Training Group. These virtual training group meetings focuses on diving deep into the technical
  • Activity
    • mental
  • Activity
    • and strategic vision setters need in order to maximize their potential! JUNIOR- Clubs- SAGE- Student Advocating Gender Equality
  • Activity
    • Gold Key Ambassador- 2020-2023
  • Activity
    • UNICEF
  • Activity
    • Girls Up
  • Activity
    • Psych Club and Teach Wallingford. I continue to volunteer at the The Shepard Meadow Therapeutic Riding Center when I’m at home. Manager for the Choate Boys Varsity Volleyball team (Spring Term)-I helped run the preseason captains practices every Sundays for 2-2.5 hrs.

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