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At one point early in her athletic career Bernadette Pitre didn’t consider herself much of a volleyball player.
“I played in eighth grade, and I didn’t even make the ‘A’ team. I never thought that I was particularly good at volleyball,” she recalled.
Despite the initial struggles Pitre stuck with the game. Her fortitude paid off Thursday when the Palisade High School senior signed a letter of intent to play volleyball for CSU-Pueblo next fall.
Pitre’s mind was set on the college prior to making a campus visit last week.
“I kind of went into my campus visit knowing that Pueblo was going be the school,” she said. “I don’t know why I waited so long to sign. I knew I was going to sign with them because coach (Chris Johnson) gave me a good offer.”
A trip to Massari Arena sealed the deal for Pitre.
“The facilities are awesome,” she said. “The arena is the nicest one I’ve ever been in. Everything there is new, and they’re adding to the school. I just liked everything about the campus.”
In talks Pitre had with the Thunderwolves head coach, her immediate status is cloudy. “He told me that he wasn’t going to promise me any playing time as a freshman. But that I do have a good opportunity to play.”
“His coaching style and game strategy involves using three middles. And he only has three middles. So he kind of needs me,” Pitre noted.
“Her focusing on volleyball is going to make her game that much better,” said first-year Palisade head coach Wendy Macaskill, who coached Pitre as an assistant coach before the 2007 season.
Macaskill said Pitre’s athletic skill and quickness should help make the transition college volleyball smoother. “Speedwise, I think, will be the biggest change for her like it is for anyone making the jump from high school to college ball. But she has the athletic ability.”
While Pitre’s aim is high as an incoming freshman, she’ll be pleased about any role Johnson will give her.
“I’d definitely love to start. That would be amazing. But I’d be happy with playing time here and there.”
Upon registration, Pitre plans to major in biology or physics with the goal of becoming a high school science teacher.
“I played in eighth grade, and I didn’t even make the ‘A’ team. I never thought that I was particularly good at volleyball,” she recalled.
Despite the initial struggles Pitre stuck with the game. Her fortitude paid off Thursday when the Palisade High School senior signed a letter of intent to play volleyball for CSU-Pueblo next fall.
Pitre’s mind was set on the college prior to making a campus visit last week.
“I kind of went into my campus visit knowing that Pueblo was going be the school,” she said. “I don’t know why I waited so long to sign. I knew I was going to sign with them because coach (Chris Johnson) gave me a good offer.”
A trip to Massari Arena sealed the deal for Pitre.
“The facilities are awesome,” she said. “The arena is the nicest one I’ve ever been in. Everything there is new, and they’re adding to the school. I just liked everything about the campus.”
In talks Pitre had with the Thunderwolves head coach, her immediate status is cloudy. “He told me that he wasn’t going to promise me any playing time as a freshman. But that I do have a good opportunity to play.”
“His coaching style and game strategy involves using three middles. And he only has three middles. So he kind of needs me,” Pitre noted.
“Her focusing on volleyball is going to make her game that much better,” said first-year Palisade head coach Wendy Macaskill, who coached Pitre as an assistant coach before the 2007 season.
Macaskill said Pitre’s athletic skill and quickness should help make the transition college volleyball smoother. “Speedwise, I think, will be the biggest change for her like it is for anyone making the jump from high school to college ball. But she has the athletic ability.”
While Pitre’s aim is high as an incoming freshman, she’ll be pleased about any role Johnson will give her.
“I’d definitely love to start. That would be amazing. But I’d be happy with playing time here and there.”
Upon registration, Pitre plans to major in biology or physics with the goal of becoming a high school science teacher.
