Wichita State junior Morgan Stout’s journey into the sport of volleyball was much different than most. Stout, a native of Fowler, Kansas, grew up in a basketball family and hadn’t touched a volleyball until her freshman year of high school at Nickerson High School.
Stout’s friends convinced her to try out for volleyball and she hasn’t looked back since. Stout earned second team all-league honors during her freshman season and went on to become a team captain and first-team all-state honoree by her senior season.
“I always thought volleyball was a super boring, weird sport but my friends convinced me to try out and I was like ‘okay I’ll try out for it’,” Stout said.