Shealy Bigach

  #15
  Position: RS    Ht.: 6-2
  Hometown: York, S.C.
  Previous School: York Comprehensive HS
  Eligibility: Fr.  Major: Pre-Medicine

High School: Graduated from York Comprehensive HS in York, S.C... Coached by Julie McGee... Lettered three years in volleyball... Two-time All-Region performer (2008, 2009)... Named to the Hillcrest All-Tournament team in 2009... Established new school record with 34 service aces during her sophomore season... Two-time team captain... Served as vice president of the health science organization, placing third in the State forensics competition in 2009 and captured first place honors in first aid/CPR in the State... Elected to the YCHS Hall of Fame in 2009.

Personal: Full name is Jaqueline Shealy Bigach... Born April 7, 1992 in Rock Hill, S.C... Nicknames: “Shealy Bird”, “Sheals”, “Biggs”, “Biggie Smallz”... Daughter of Bruce and Kim Bigach... Sister - Dae Bigach (13)... Majoring in Pre-Medicine... Plans to attend medical school, earn her doctorate degree and specialize in ophthalmology after graduation... Hobbies include playing the piano and reading... Member of the Bonner Leadership program... Comes from a very athletic family: Father played football at Ohio University (1978-79) and Akron (1981-82); Cousin, Steve Bigach, is entering his freshman season on the Iowa football team; Aunt, Cathy Ivester played volleyball at Limestone (1980-84); Cousin, Matt Bigach played baseball at Carson-Newman (2007-09); Uncles, Steve Bigach (1972-75) and Jeff Bigach (1973-76) played football at Lehigh.

More About Shealy: Favorite books: “The Last Song”, “The Notebook”; Favorite midnight snack: Raw cookie dough; Favorite sports teams: Carolina Panthers, Michigan Wolverines; How Shealy gets ready for a match: Listens to music and thinks about what specific things she needs to concentrate on; Shealy can’t imagine a week without: Food, sleep and her laptop; Shealy chose her jersey No. 15 because: “Coach Robinson said I was going to be a good 15”; Shealy is as good as anyone at: Dance Revolution; Least favorite food: Cucumbers; Favorite athletes: Kerri Walsh and Misty-May Treanor; Most thrilling moment in sports: A kick that decides the Super Bowl; Advice to kids: “If you find an interest or an activity you enjoy doing, take a class or go to a summer camp and see if that’s something that is worth pursuing; Favorite color: Red; Favorite food: Chocolate; Favorite sport other than volleyball: Football; Person Shealy admires most: Her mother; Shoe size: 9 1/2; Best advice Shealy has ever been given: “Don’t stop, you can do anything you put your mind too”; Best thing about Shealy: Her personality; The most important thing Shealy has learned at Tusculum: “Don’t let Coach Robinson order her lunch”; The thing Shealy admires most about Coach Robinson: He is a such a great guy and she loves the fact that the coaching staff believes in her; Two words to describe the way Shealy plays volleyball: Smart, encouraging; What people don’t know about Shealy: She knows a lot of songs and can sing them all; When she was a kid, Shealy tried to be like: Shania Twain; When people first meet Shealy, they think: She’s really tall; Why Shealy chose Tusculum: Block schedule, the small campus, the mountains, the team and the coaches.