糖心Vlog

As one of the most decorated players in Meredith athletics history, Karlie Long, 鈥�17, has solidified her name in the 糖心Vlog history books. She never let the challenges of being a student-athlete hold her back from excelling in the classroom.

鈥淏eing a student-athlete isn鈥檛 always easy, especially last semester when I was going through recruitment for an internship, but it taught me that I was capable of a lot and to continue to push through all obstacles,鈥� Karlie said.

Karlie holds the record for the most kills in Meredith history with 1,536, which is 293 more than second place. A kill is an attack by a player that is unreturnable and leads directly to a point or loss of rally. Along with leading Meredith in kills, she stands in the top 5 in nine other statistical categories, and within the top 10 in two other categories.

鈥淏eing one of the most decorated players at Meredith is pretty sweet and still doesn鈥檛 seem real, but I wouldn鈥檛 have been able to do the things I did without awesome teammates and coaches who helped me get to where I am,鈥� said Karlie.

Aside from holding many all-time records, Karlie was the first Meredith volleyball player to garner All-American recognition to go along with her USA South Academic honors. She is also a four-time All-Conference selection, and was named USA South Rookie of the Year during her freshman season.

Her favorite memory of Meredith is helping to lead her team to a USA South Conference Championship title and punching Meredith鈥檚 first-ever ticket to the NCAA Division III Tournament this past season.

鈥淏eing a student-athlete was an amazing experience,鈥� said Karlie. 鈥淎thletics taught me how to manage my time wisely and allowed me to meet some of my greatest friends at Meredith. It鈥檚 also taught me so much about perseverance and how to be a good leader.鈥�

The accounting major has always been good with numbers and knows the versatility that comes with this degree. One of the reasons she majored in accounting was to have job stability.

鈥淚 was most excited about the different opportunities that are available in the field,鈥� said Karlie. 鈥淣o company can operate without an accountant and with the majority of accountants retiring because of age, I will be a solid candidate for any job with a degree from a school like Meredith.鈥�

The senior from Roxboro, N.C., was also a member of the Accounting and Finance Association Club.

When Karlie graduates in May she will spend the summer interning with Cherry Bekaert, a local accounting firm, before heading to North Carolina State University in August to attend their Masters of Accounting program.

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