Jessie West - USA Volleyball

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Began playing indoor volleyball in 2019 and was part of the Sitting National Team Development Program
Was 24 when she participated in the 2019 Endeavor Games, which were in her hometown of Edmond. She discovered sitting volleyball there and that's when she began getting involved with the sitting national team.
Has a congenital limb deficiency in her right hand, and has only a partial thumb and pinky finger. Her hand couldn’t be seen on any ultrasound, so it was a surprise when she was born. Affectionately refers to her right hand as her “baby hand."
Calls finding adaptive sports one of the happiest moments of her life, saying "Sitting volleyball has given me so many cool experiences and friendships."
Grew up running cross country and track, and has run seven half marathons and one full marathon
Two-time state champion in soccer and participated in state as a cross country athlete
Parents are Boyd and Kristy West; has one sister, Megan. Admires her parents because they have always supported her no matter how big and crazy her dreams were.
Favorites include pasta, Mia Hamm, Taylor Swift and the Harry Potter books