Sarah Wright is in her freshman year at Skyline, but she is quickly becoming one of the stars of the Skyline volleyball team, already being named the freshman team captain.

“She is one of the premiere players Skyline has ever seen,” said Mike Lapuz, who is the assistant coach of the volleyball team. “She brings lots of energy and firepower.”

Wright moved away from her home in Concord to attend Skyline.

“The coaches are really good here,” said Wright. “They care about the players and are more into recruiting the players to a four-year school.”

Wright started playing volleyball during her freshman year at Concord High School, where she was also a part of a volleyball club in addition to being on the team. She was awarded scholarships through this volleyball club. Wright said that her interest in the sport came from her older sister, who was really into volleyball, and also the intensity of the game.

According to Wright, the biggest change going from playing volleyball in high school to college is responsibility and learning to live away from home.

“It makes you more of a team person,” said Wright. “It makes you more of a responsible person.”

Coach Lapuz has high hopes for Wright, not only because she is still in her freshman year, but also because of her personality.

“She is a coachable person,” said Lapuz. “She tries to make the best out of the coaches’ feedback.”

It does seem that Wright is really focused on improving here game because she spends approximately fifteen hours a week playing volleyball, although that does include games.

In Lapuz’s eyes, Wright’s greatest strength is her drive and passion to do well and succeed, and she is constantly willing to make the effort to improve.

“She is always striving to accomplish greater things than what she already has in the past,” said Lapuz.

On the court, Lapuz said that Wright “maintains a good presence,” meaning that the other team always notices her and pays attention to her.

Wright agrees that she is particularly strong with her hitting, but she admits that one of her main weaknesses is her accuracy. During practice, she works on drills designed to increase accuracy, such as hitting targets (cones) or hitting around a block. She enjoys the training program here because it provides a positive and constructive way of training against each of the team members.Wright plans to transfer to a four-year university after two years at Skyline. She doesn’t know where yet, but she is certain that she wants to continue pursuing volleyball wherever she goes.

Here’s wishing the best of luck to Sarah Wright in her future endeavors.