November 24 , 2022 The Beacon • 23
Coshocton ’ s West has signed with Slippery Rock
By Marianne Austin
Jalynn West , daughter of Jennifer and Eric Bickle and Rich West of Coshocton , signed a national letter of intent to play volleyball at Div . II Slippery Rock University . Slippery Rock is part of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference .
West is a four-year letter winner at Coshocton High School . She was named first-team MVL three times , honorable mention All-Ohio her junior year , second-team All-Ohio as a senior , MVP twice , and led the team in aces , assists and blocks all four years . She is the first Coshocton player to play in the All- Ohio All-Star game and was WTNS Player of the Game 15 times . She is a member of the Key Club , Varsity C for three years and has been a COTC student for two years .
West started varsity her freshman year . “ That was the greatest opportunity that ever happened to me because I didn ’ t
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“ The recruiting process was very exciting too . I ’ m going to Slippery Rock University to major in athletic communications . My dream job is to be an ESPN sideline reporter , and I would like to meet Joe Burrow . Being at Coshocton was probably the best decision I ever made because I started at River View and I ’ m happy I got to finish here .”
Coshocton head coach Cari Bahmer said , “ I couldn ’ t be more proud of Jalynn . She has worked so hard for four years . She is going to be a great addition to Slippery Rock . They are very
RV cross country boys earn awards
The following River View High School cross country athletes received Eastern District honors .
Academic All-Eastern District awards were given to Drew Tumblin and Aidan Stevens-Woolery . Tumblin also earned an Eastern District All-Star Team award .
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Jalynn West signed a national letter of intent to play volleyball at Div . II Slippery Rock University . She is the daughter of Jennifer and Eric Bickle ( pictured ) and Rich West .
lucky to have her , and I know she is going to be very successful and make just as much of a mark as she did here in Coshocton .”
Athletic Director Kevin Yoder said , “ We are very proud of Jalynn West ’ s accomplishments as a student-athlete and
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leader at Coshocton High School . Her success on the volleyball court is a direct result of her hard work and dedication to volleyball . She has demonstrated outstanding leadership both in the classroom and on the court throughout her career at Coshocton . We
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Eric Bickle said , “ This is just icing on the cake for all the hard work that she has put into getting her play out there to colleges . It ’ s been a long experience , and having coach Lowe from Slippery Rock reaching out and giving her that exposure is great . We couldn ’ t be more proud of what she has accomplished — all the hard work that she has put in for five years . We ’ re excited for the new opportunity to
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go watch Jalynn play at Slippery Rock . Our other daughter is just finishing at Wheeling . So as one ends , we ’ re going to start a new chapter with Jalynn . We are very excited .”
Jennifer Bickle said , “ It ’ s been a pleasure to watch her grow and fall in love with the sport as her mom and as her coach . I ’ ve coached her for six years , and we set a goal a long time ago to play at the collegiate level . We have spent numerous hours , tears and conversations preparing her for this . I couldn ’ t be more proud of her .”
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