Hi , my name is Alanna Embry . I go to USC and I'm on the women's beach volleyball team .
Going into my 5th year and knowing that I only have 10 months of being a college student athlete , I want to give it my all . My goal , especially being a beach volleyball athlete at the University of Southern California , I want to win a national championship . Um , the team has done it in the past .
Hi , my name is Ilana Embry and I am on the women's beach volleyball team for USC . The best advice that I've been given by a mentor is that there's life outside of volleyball , so make sure that you're working towards the person that you want to be when you graduate .
I ended up breaking my pinky , um , my sophomore year in the fall , um , which had me be able to reflect and take a step back on my journey , and I decided that I wasn't happy for personal reasons related to the coaching , so I decided to take a leap of faith and . Um , quit and then I transitioned to beach volleyball . Um , I played at Grossmont Junior College in San Diego .
The best advice that I've been given by a mentor is that there's life outside of volleyball , so make sure that you're working towards the person that you want to be when you graduate . When we condition in beach volleyball , I think that it's sometimes mental rather than physical . I think it's super helpful because in games you get tired very easily , especially when there's only 2 people on the court .
