By Matt Browning
Beloit’s Jaidyn Follis has proven to be one of the top players in Class 3A. She was a first team all-league selection last season, where she recorded 1,038 assists.
But being more vocal is what Follis wants to improve.
“One area I want to improve on this year is stepping into more of a leadership role,” Follis said. “I want to make sure I am doing everything I can do to uplift, set the example and tone, and grow closer to my teammates.”
Follis has been a varsity setter for two years and that means she is well within reach of her individual goal for the 2024 season.
“An individual goal I have for the season is to reach at least 3,000 career assist,” Follis said. “Right now, I am sitting at just above 2,000 assist, setting for varsity now for two years.”
Beloit has been to the state tournament all three years Follis has been a part of the volleyball program. But the Trojans have not placed higher than fourth place.
“My freshman year we placed fourth and the next two years at state, we did not make it to the second day,” Follis said. “We have a very talented group of seniors and we want to leave our mark this last go around this year. A team goal that we have is to win the state championship after being cut short last year, after beating Heritage Christian, who ended up winning state and hadn’t lost a state game since 2016 at the state tournament. But we fell short to Smoky Valley, not allowing us to move on to the second day of the state tournament.”
