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A chance to study nursing, merit money and compete at the collegiate level made Randolph’s offer too good to turn down.

“At the end of volleyball last fall, I still wanted to continue to play,” said Wheatley, who lives in Sperryville with her father Chris, mother Barbara and sisters Laura and Sarah. “I liked competition and the team concept.”

She did not want volleyball, however, to be the deciding factor when looking at colleges. A school with excellent academics and a nursing imyor were priorities.

Wheatley earned admission to five other schools - James Madison, George Mason, Eastern Mennonite, Shenandoah and Lynchburg. All have nursing programs.

But only Eastern Mennonite, Shenandoah and Lynchburg offered her any feedback on playing collegiate volleyball. Lynchburg needed a setter, she said, so she would not be a recruiting priority. She spoke just once to Eastern Mennonite’s coaches. Shenandoah sent

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