Wolf freshman Catherine Lhamon. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Catherine Lhamon lives for the kill.
That moment when the volleyball pops up in front of her, just begging to be whacked, is a favorite for the Coupeville High School freshman.
“The part of volleyball I enjoy the most would be hitting, especially when it’s a good one!,” Lhamon said.
While put-aways are the most fun, it’s actually her passing skills which stand out as a calling card for the young spiker.
“I think my biggest strength is passing, although I could still use some improvement there,” Lhamon said. “The area I think I need the most work on would be serving; I am not as consistent as I would like to be.”
A three-sport athlete in middle school, where she added basketball and track to volleyball, Lhamon first started playing volleyball in seventh grade.
It was the perfect way to combine sports and friendship.
“I wanted to try it because a lot of my friends were doing it and I wanted to participate in a school sport,” she said.
Now deep into her third season of volleyball, playing for undefeated JV and C teams, Lhamon is hard at work trying to build her on-court skill-set.
“My main goal this season is to become a better server and learn to spot serve,” she said. “Although that might take a bit longer than a season.
“My goals for the future would be to become an all-around better and more experienced player,” Lhamon added. “If I had to narrow it down to one specific area I would want to get get more kills and pass right to the setter as much as possible.”
When she’s not at work in the gym, Lhamon enjoys hanging out with friends and has joined Coupeville’s ASB.
“Grease” and “Mean Girls” are her favorite films and science and language arts classes intrigue her the most.
Whether she’s busy in the classroom or on the court, or just needs a ride to practice, Lhamon knows she can always turn to one person to be her biggest cheerleader and supporter.
“I can’t think of any major events or people so far that would have dramatically changed who I am as a person,” she said. “I guess my mom (Helene), because she is the one who raised me and your childhood impacts the rest of your life.”
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