2008 Woodie Awards
Stand-out volleyball player to compete in Europe, will be missed by teammates
Rossa Dono
Issue date: 5/15/07 Section: Sports
The all-time leader, with 1,584 digs in three seasons and the school record of 561 digs in the 2004 season, Jessie Shull hopes to play professional volleyball in Europe.
After four years of competitive volleyball at San Jose State University, Shull hopes to be recruited by a professional club team in Europe after playing against the national Argentinean team after graduation.
Set with her plans, she said "if that doesn't work out, I'll be ready to start a family, be a mom and be a kindergarten teacher after that."
Shull moved to San Jose from Downey, Calif. after being recruited on a scholarship to play volleyball as a libero for SJSU. She wanted to play Div. I volleyball and said that the offer given to her was a good one that she had to take, regardless of the fact that she had never been to SJSU.
"I'm a short player," Shull said, "not a lot of Div. I teams wanted me at the time, and the coach here gave me a scholarship and recruited me before I knew anything about the school. It sounded great, so I took it."
Described by her father as "the most perfect daughter any parent could ask for," Shull comes from an athletic family, that loves to play sports and be active, said her father Jim Shull.
"We brought her up playing all kinds of sports," Jim Shull said. "We had her in little league playing with boys and she made all-stars. … When she was 12 she started playing club volleyball and high school until her and her sister were recruited and given scholarships by their respective universities."
Coming from a competitive family, Shull was a leader for her team, said teammate Jennifer Senftleben, a junior majoring in kinesiology.
"She is a leader both on and off the court," Senftleben said, "she has a really strong personality and everyone looks to her for positive support. … She has a little fire in her when she plays. She's really competitive and always giving 100 percent and giving her best."
After expressing how hard it will be to fill Shull's place on the team, Senftleben said that Shull is an overall great person, who's really laid back and extremely funny - jokingly adding that Shull is also a big Giants fan.
After four years of competitive volleyball at San Jose State University, Shull hopes to be recruited by a professional club team in Europe after playing against the national Argentinean team after graduation.
Set with her plans, she said "if that doesn't work out, I'll be ready to start a family, be a mom and be a kindergarten teacher after that."
Shull moved to San Jose from Downey, Calif. after being recruited on a scholarship to play volleyball as a libero for SJSU. She wanted to play Div. I volleyball and said that the offer given to her was a good one that she had to take, regardless of the fact that she had never been to SJSU.
"I'm a short player," Shull said, "not a lot of Div. I teams wanted me at the time, and the coach here gave me a scholarship and recruited me before I knew anything about the school. It sounded great, so I took it."
Described by her father as "the most perfect daughter any parent could ask for," Shull comes from an athletic family, that loves to play sports and be active, said her father Jim Shull.
"We brought her up playing all kinds of sports," Jim Shull said. "We had her in little league playing with boys and she made all-stars. … When she was 12 she started playing club volleyball and high school until her and her sister were recruited and given scholarships by their respective universities."
Coming from a competitive family, Shull was a leader for her team, said teammate Jennifer Senftleben, a junior majoring in kinesiology.
"She is a leader both on and off the court," Senftleben said, "she has a really strong personality and everyone looks to her for positive support. … She has a little fire in her when she plays. She's really competitive and always giving 100 percent and giving her best."
After expressing how hard it will be to fill Shull's place on the team, Senftleben said that Shull is an overall great person, who's really laid back and extremely funny - jokingly adding that Shull is also a big Giants fan.
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