Adair Melton (front row, middle), a former volleyball player at Fred T. Foard High who played last season for Catawba Valley Community College, has signed to play at Meredith College. Pictured with her (from left) are Jeff Melton and Brice Melton and (back row, from left) CVCC assistant volleyball coach Mark Wimberley and head coach Shannon Hudson./CVCC PHOTO
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HICKORY – After one season of playing volleyball at Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC), Adair Melton is heading to the next level.
Melton, a freshman who played high school volleyball at Fred T. Foard, signed Thursday to play next season at Meredith College in Raleigh, a CVCC press release said.
“It’s really surreal,” said Melton in the press release. “I never thought I’d go on to college to play volleyball. I never thought I’d get to this point.
“It’s really exciting. I’m thankful for my family for being here and for my coaches.”
Last season, Melton tallied a team-best 289 kills (2.31 per set) and a .238 hitting percentage to go with 243 digs, 191 assists, 68 total blocks, 15 service aces and a team-high 340.5 points.
She won CVCC’s Best All-Around at the team’s award banquet last week.
“Adair is the kind of player that coaches love,” CVCC head volleyball coach Shannon Hudson said in the press release. “She is the ultimate package of energy and positivity mixed with an extremely competitive spirit — not to mention that she contributed this year as a setter and outside hitter.
“We are definitely going to miss her on the court this fall, but I know she’s going to do great things at Meredith.”
Melton said playing volleyball at CVCC has helped her grow athletically.
“It’s a little intimidating to know that I’m going to go in as a junior at Meredith as an 18-year old, but I’m really proud of myself for pushing myself to get here,” Melton said. “At a young age, going in as a junior will give me a lot of opportunities.
“Volleyball wise, I think it gives me a little bit of an advantage going to a junior college to kind of find my way on the volleyball court.”
Melton is the third Red Hawks player from last year’s roster to sign to play a four-year school, joining outside hitter Hailey Tatu (Greensboro College) and defensively specialist Kara Williams (Montreat College).
–– Reported by CVCC Sports Information