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TexAnn's Adriana Darthuy, outside hitter, gets ready to serve the ball against Texas A&M Kingsville during the game on Sept. 22 in Wisdom Gym. The JTAC Klaire Brock
Adriana Darthuy moves from France to pursue dreams
Kristen Bowman
Contributor
sw_bowman@tarleton.edu
Effective communication is vital to
the success of any team. On campus, we
have many teams that have reached great
achievements, but a specific highlight
is on the TexAnn Volleyball team. The
team’s success over the past 60 years
cannot be underestimated. In order for
the team to reach their full potential,
they must all work together. One major
team player is outside hitter, Adriana
Darthuy.
Darthuy is from Marseille, France. She
is currently a junior Kinesiology major.
She selected this major because when she
started at Tarleton she did not know if
she wanted to be a coach or an athletic
trainer. However, from working with
her current coach and her teammates,
Darthuy has discovered that her passion
is in teaching others and helping them
improve in the sport.
“I love volleyball,” stated Darthuy. “I
have already been coaching people and
I really liked it. Coaching college teams
looks fun!”
Darthuy is currently the outside hitter
wearing jersey number six. However, her
role is so much more. Darthuy explained
that the most crucial tool on her team is
to communicate with each other, when
they are successful and when there is
work to be done.
Darthuy’s success on the court has
included a career high of 21 kills against
Regis University. Darthuy also received
Lone State Conference Commissioner’s
Honor Roll. Plus, she is an amazing
student and representative of the
Tarleton Core Values.
Darthuy has a unique perspective
to the dynamic of how a team should
communicate. She explained that
in the United States, her teammates
communicate far more than they did in
France. For example, if she were playing
a game with her team in France and a
ball were to be dropped, then everyone
would get mad but never talk about how
to make the problem better next time. On
the other hand, here at Tarleton, Darthuy
and her teammates will gather round and
talk about the problem and then find a
solution to make the problem better next
time.
Darthuy chose to come to the United
States because she did not want to give
up going to college. In France, there are
no college teams. People can only be
professional or be in college because of
conflicting times. Darthuy could have
gone pro, but continuing her education
was very important to her. So, she
decided to move.
She started her college experience at
Missouri State University-West Plains.
She had a wonderful experience there,
but decided that she wanted to transfer.
She toured four other universities before
deciding that Tarleton was home for her.
After only three days, Darthuy knew that
this was the home for her.
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The JTAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 199, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 10, 2018, newspaper, October 10, 2018; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1103669/m1/2/: accessed May 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarleton State University.