Jabin Talley is following in the foot steps 🚶♂️of Macie Adkins, heading up and over to the campus of Southwest Virginia Community College as he furthers both his education and tennis 🎾 career.
There’s a great deal more to the campus here then one might expect, especially when you consider that most folks aren’t all that familiar with the School itself.
The photo 📷 above was taken from the spacious Campus Library or as I called it, the room with a view.
Jabin and his family 👪, Mom, Dad, Stepfather and Grandfather, made the drive 🚗 down this morning to officially start his journey. Photo 📷 ops with the Tennis 🎾 Coach and the Mascot followed a brief but informative visit with the Schools 🏫 Athletic Director.
Greg was kind enough to make room in his pickup truck for me as I hoped to capture the life changing day for his Son.
How many days has Jabin spent with a Tennis 🎾 racket in his hand ✋ to reach a point where his game would allow him the opportunity to pursue a college education ?
How many cans of tennis balls, how many tennis rackets were needed along the way ? How much Love and Support was provided by his Family 👪 and his friends ?
There will be a handful or two of Student Athletes that will graduate 🎓 from Carroll County High School this year that will be fortunate enough to take their talents to the next level. Let’s take the time to appreciate them all, with the understanding that each one of them has worked for many, many years to reach a level of play that is needed to continue after high school.
Jabin Talley first picked up a racket while he was in Elementary School. Just short of a decade of working on his game, going from just trying to get the ball back across the net to trying to do it with some level of force and then trying to learn how to hit one particular dot on the court.
Jabin Talley already owns the CCHS record for Tennis victories and later this week he will start his Senior Season in hopes to adding to that tally in a Big Way
Top seed in Singles, Top seed in Doubles alongside junior Ethan Richardson (the duo advanced to the Elite Eight in State last season), has the coming months looking very bright for Talley and Company.
For the next 60 or so days you can catch this young man 👨 in action 🎬 just across the street from the High School 🏫. After that you will be able to do the same down here at SWCC.
Softballs Macie Adkins blazed a Cavalier trail 👣 last year to a place that folks weren’t even familiar with.
One year later we have Jabin Talley joining her in the ranks of Flying Eagles. A great place to take a first step 🚶♂️to a four year school.
SWCC Tennis Coach and Carroll County Tennis Coach sharing a moment.
We will add more photos 📷 after the fact but wanted to share the thoughts on Jabin’s Big Day !
Thank You for all of your years of dedication and commitment 👏.
Thank You for wearing our School colors & Thank You for bringing Pride to our Community !!
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A.S.P.N on The Hill 