Michael Keegan '15 Recruiting Profile

Since I was very young I have wanted to play college sports.  At first I thought it would be basketball, but when I began playing competitive volleyball my freshman year I knew that it was the sport for me.  My family has always stressed the importance of education, and so my goals are also centered around this.  I love the sport of volleyball and want to play it at the collegiate level, but I have been taught to recognize and value what is most important about college, and that is going to a school that fits my needs academically.  I am interested in finding a school that enables me to meet both my educational and athletic goals.  

I am smart on and off the court.  In the classroom I have filled my high school years with honors and AP classes while maintaining a 3.5 GPA.  In addition to working hard in the classroom, I have done well in both basketball and volleyball.  I have been a starting point guard and setter throughout high school.  I started playing club volleyball during my sophomore year as well.  On all three of these teams, I have been voted team captain by my teammates and coaches because of the strong leadership skills I have demonstrated.  

Some important highlights of my high school athletic career are:

• Leading the Mt. Carmel basketball team to the Palomar league championship during my sophomore year while starting at point guard and earning 2nd team all-league honors;
• Leading the Mt. Carmel volleyball team to the Division 1 CIF championship during my junior year as the starting setter, earning 1st team all-league and 2nd team all-San Diego Section CIF honors.  
• Leading our Seaside 18-Black team to a win at the SCVA qualifiers, a bronze medal in the SCVA Holiday Classic, and a bronze medal and a bid to Junior Nationals at the SCVA bid tournament during the 2014/15 club season.  Three of the hitters I am setting have committed to top tier college volleyball programs.