Competitive Juices
Belveal ‘22 discovered club volleyball at just the right time – when she was ready to admit that she missed it.
After playing for 13 years, she finished her senior year of high school in Meridian burned out on the sport and decided she was done. During her freshman year at U of I, she struck up a conversation with a classmate, who was the volleyball club president at the time. Before long, she found herself back on the court.
The great part about club sports is that you represent your school at competitions but playing doesn’t monopolize your time like playing for the Vandals would. Hannah Belveal, volleyball sport club
“I’m very competitive and I realized I needed that in my life,” Belveal said. “The great part about club sports is that you represent your school at competitions, but playing doesn’t monopolize your time like playing for the Vandals would.”
Belveal was also surprised to discover the players on the Vandal women’s team were very supportive of the club team.
“They came out and watched games and really treated us like part of the family,” she said.
Having graduated with a BS in Veterinary Science last Spring, Belveal looks back on her experience in the women’s volleyball club as being very rewarding. Not only did she spend time as an officer, learning valuable communication skills, she also gained a new group of friends.
“We were all really close,” she said. “I’m getting married this summer and some of my volleyball friends will be there.”
