Getting to know… Jamey Mikovich
Name: Jamey Mikovich
Year: Freshman
Major: Pharmacy
Hometown/High School: Nesquehoning, PA/Panther Valley High School
Position: Opposite Hitter
Q: What was the driving force for your decision to come to Wilkes?
A: The Nesbitt School of Pharmacy
Q: What are your hopes for your next season as a Colonel?
A: To help my team have a successful season and make it into playoffs
Q: When/Why did you first begin playing volleyball?
A: Elementary school, My sister always went to volleyball summer camps at our high school and I started to join her when I was old enough, I thought it might be something fun to do.
Q: Who would you say, is the most influential person in your life? Why?
A: My mom, she has always supported the decisions I make and helping me get to where I am. I wouldn’t be who I am today if it weren’t for her.
Q: A quote you live your life by?
A: “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”
Q: What does “Be Colonel” mean to you?
A: “Be Colonel,” to me, means to have pride in the school you go to and to enjoy the time you have here because these next few years will go by fast.
Purvit Patel is an Environmental Engineering with a minor in Political Science and Geology Class of 2018. He started as a sports photographer, and now...