Kamryn Skeith ’29 grew up in a volleyball cart, literally. Her mother, Sarita, the high school principal at Sultan High School, and father, Jared, a woodshop and greenhouse teacher at the same school, ran a volleyball club, and she’d spend time sleeping in the carts during practices in those early years. She came to understand the importance of each role on the court at an early age and also learned that the way to success sometimes required getting out of her comfort zone. An outside hitter by trade, she learned the position of setter in ninth grade to fill a need on her high school team. That led to Lycoming having one of the most versatile volleyball players in the Landmark Conference when she stepped on the court last fall. She led the team in kills with 238 and assists with 348 and finished third on the team with 218. She had five triple-doubles in the season (a match with at least 10 kills, 10 assists, and 10 digs), something that had only been done once by a Warrior in the previous 20 years. “To be a well-rounded player, you have to be able to play any position on the court,” Skeith said. “You have to learn court awareness and see where I can help the team be successful during this play. You have to learn what types of sets will be successful with this type of hitter. I do think being an outside hitter helps me be a better setter and vice-versa.” Her transition to setting is just one example of Skeith taking a chance and making the most of the new opportunity. How does one end up in Williamsport for college after growing up in Monroe, Wash., about an hour northeast of Seattle, a scant 2,653 miles from Lamade Gym? For Skeith, it started with pinpointing that she wanted to play volleyball at the Division III level. She took to Instagram and studied volleyball team’s feeds, finding Lycoming’s (@lycovb) and relating to the team’s posts. She did more research and found the school had a path for Kamryn Skeith ’29 FROM WASHINGTON TO WILLIAMSPORT BY JOE GUISTINA n many ways, volleyball is one of the most complete team sports. A player can’t get a dig without the help of a good blocking effort at the net most of the time. A player can’t get an assist without a good pass from the digger. A player can’t get a kill without a good set. At least 75 times a match, all six players need to work in unison in order to win. When she was going through something hard, she still showed up, came to every game and event, no matter what she was going through. 16 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2026 FALL MAGAZINE
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