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Evan Romero played basketball through much of high school, even leading the team as its captain. Then his coach suggested he extend his athletic talents to the volleyball court. It was advice that proved to be life changing.
Now an opposite on the Stanford Cardinal Men's Volleyball team, Evan is pursuing a degree in management science and engineering with the support of the Milton C. and Nellie Jo Iverson Volleyball Scholarship.
"I'm not experienced in the volleyball world. I just jumped into the sport. I came here as a definite project with a lot of work to be done," the Miami Lakes, Florida, native jokes.
Maybe so, but there's evidence that this "project" is flourishing on the Farm. He played a major role in the team's big turnaround his sophomore year: Not only did Evan start all 27 matches for the Cardinal, he led the squad with 418 kills and earned National Player of the Week honors, all while immersing himself in mathematics and management courses.
In one class that focused on managing others, he discovered how skills that regularly come into play on a sports team correlate to skills successful managers use in an office environment. "Just like in sports you get to know your teammates, what pushes their buttons, and what does what to them. You have to work differently with different people," he says. "I enjoy doing that."
Always mindful of the lasting impact of advice, Evan has found the upperclassmen on the volleyball team to be a tremendous resource for encouragement and even academic counsel. "Go big, and see where it takes you, they always tell me," he says. "I gotta do it. It's a golden opportunity."
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