Living Out a Dream at Western Kentucky

Hey there, my name is Jenna Gideon. I play volleyball at Western Kentucky University and am about to start my senior year. I am a middle hitter from West Lafayette, IN. When I am asked how my time at Western so far has been, I am stunned when my answer is fast! My college years have flown by and I am shocked that I am a senior already. I can still remember when I first came to Western, my nerves were a wreck!! Don't worry, once I got here my teammates welcomed me with open arms and water guns!! A good ice breaker was by the upper classmen pooling a prank on us underclassmen and soaking us from head to toe with waterguns and balloons. It was all in good fun and to this day I still get a good chuckle over it. Preseason to me is like boot camp, you only have enough energy to eat, sleep, and play volleyball. As preseason begins in a couple of days, I notice my nerves are starting back up with the anticipation of whether or not we will be as successful this year and if I got the job done training this summer. The rest of my blogs will give an example of what it is like to be a college athlete, the social life, games, practice, and injuries. Speaking of injuries, I have my first one of the season. Last week during a scrimmage I broke my pointer finger on my left hand, so that should be a blast to block with. So, if there any typos in this, cut me some slack, I am pretty much typing with one hand. But, the good thing about being a college athlete is that you get right into the doctor. If you have a cold or injury, your trainers can get you in immediately and it doesn't cost a dime out of your own pocket!! There are many other perks to being a college athlete and the most rewarding for me is when a little girl asks me for my autograph. This is all because I was once that little girl admiring the college athletes, and it still gets me that my dream came true and I am now the athlete giving out the autographs. Well, that is all I got for now.

Talk to you soon.

Jenna Gideon