Athlete of the Week: Jessica Boland, Fairfield High School

Jessica Boland

Jessica Boland

Name: Jessica Boland

School: Fairfield High School

Sport: Volleyball

Class: 2019

Age: 17

Claim to fame: I broke two school records my freshman year (total assists and serving percentage) and rebroke the assist record my sophomore year.

Bet you didn’t know: I love to work out and I can bench press 140 pounds.

Toughest opponent/why: Mason because they are a well-rounded team with great D-I athletes.

Favorite book: The Giving Tree because it was a book that my dad read to me all the time when I was little.

Favorite movie: The Blind Side

Favorite TV show: Friday Night Lights

Favorite musical artist: J Cole

Favorite pro athlete/why: Brandon Phillips because he is an awesome fielder, has a great attitude on the field, and always has a big smile on his face.

Favorite smell: Freshly baked chocolate chip cookies

Favorite home-cooked meal: Lasagna

Game-day rituals: Eat a healthy breakfast and listen to my game-day playlist

Person who would play me in a movie/why: Blake Lively because she is a great actress and I love her show “Gossip Girl”

Words you live by: “Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is” — Vince Lombardi

Biggest influence/why: My dad because he pushes me to be my very best in school and sports every day

I am most annoyed by: Getting loads of homework on game days

I can’t live without: My family and friends

Most embarrassing moment: When I was in California there were tsunami-like waves and no one was supposed to be in the water. I didn’t know this, so I went out into the water and the lifeguard had to drag me in with all of my volleyball teammates laughing at me.

In 10 years, I’ll be: Pursuing a career in the medical field with aspirations to help others and starting a family

Best thing about volleyball: Competing with and against some of the best athletes in a long match and coming out victorious.

Worst thing about volleyball: Working hard and preparing for a match physically and mentally, but not getting the outcome you wanted.

Vegetable I just won’t eat: Cauliflower

Favorite junk food: Ice cream

Favorite school subject: Math

Last DVD or video game I bought: The movie “Split”

Person whose brain you’d like to pick: Kerri Walsh-Jennings because she is an Olympic gold medalist and I would love to learn her strategies during matches.

Love to trade places for a day with: Micha Hancock because she was a setter at Penn State and that’s something that I’ve always dreamed of being.

When I’m bored, I like to: Binge watch Netflix

Worst habit: Pick at my nails when I get nervous

On my bedroom walls: Pictures of me with my friends

Talent I’d most like to have: Singing

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