| Show JIn h JP By Eric Bresee Sports Editor Last year the Salt Lake Community College Bruins volleyball volleyball volleyball volley volley- ball team finished with a 21 12 record and ended ranked seventh in inthe inthe inthe the nation A disappointing loss to College of Southern Idaho in the region tournament was the only thing kept the Bruins from going any higher in the rankings Those results from a first year team are not too bad This year the Bruins have most of the players coming back from last years year's squad The returnees include Jeanette Graves Graves is the middle hitter for forthe forthe forthe the Bruins The middle hitter position position position tion is one of the most important as they are mostly a defender Some plays are ran for the middle hitter however with the outside hitters the Bruins have the middle hitter is primarily primarily primarily marily a played the position almost to perfection Graves was born in Huntington Beach California where she lived for three years Her family then moved to Utah where her parents introduced to volleyball through church activities However it was not until her eighth grade year that Graves began to develop a love for volleyball She played from eighth grade right through her years at Bingham and West Jordan high schools Then last year Graves tried out for the newly-formed newly volleyball volleyball volleyball volley volley- ball team Graves immediately impressed Bruins' Bruins coaches Tom Peterson and Jean a legitimate Division 1 player said Peterson The season began and Graves contributed greatly to the success of the first year team She furnished an excellent performance as the Bruins finished first in the Southern division of Region 18 and ranked seventh in the country Graves' Graves performance performance performance per per- during the season earned her a second team Region All-Region for forthe forthe forthe the year We were really good said Graves In the end we pulled more together Graves along with the entire team is looking forward to the fast approaching season Were going to be really good We should make it to Nationals as long as we work really hard said Graves Once Graves finishes the year she plans on moving onto a four- four year college out of state A couple Jeanette Graves Y li ff ePh t lf 1 fy x xO O f y y fl x xi i 8 lr 7 f i 4 i i. i y x k 1 I t j r- r rN N i iy y Y f p r 1 fJ- fJ f t i i 1 31 td cD k x ri i ii Y 4 J f F. F r j tJ JY ye A iv Y 4 r FI k t f if y I. I y u r V I 4 0 t t Yf f j. j 8 1 f r M it i pj j 3 p w V 1 JI E of year four schools have already approached her Iowa State University and San Jose State have extended invitations but Graves says she is waiting to see which colleges she will have to choose to attend Graves has taken her success very humble The coaches say that I am very good and that I just dont don't know it she said She also has a little advice for some of the younger volleyball players Dont forget about your education and put your whole heart into it said Graves |
