Cecilia Christy made an unofficial visit to Elon University even before she knew which sport she wanted to play in college.

Christy, now a senior at Mars High School, was playing in an AAU basketball tournament in North Carolina when her father suggested they visit Elon University.

“I was in seventh or eighth grade,” said Christy. “The site of our tournament was near Elon University. We had some time in between games, and my dad suggested we visit the campus.”

Christy had been playing basketball since third grad, but was introduced to the sport of volleyball when she was in seventh grade. She loved playing both sports, but knew she couldn’t play both in college.

“In my sophomore year, I stopped playing AAU basketball and decided that my future would be as a volleyball player,” said Chr

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