Hunt says aloha to scholarship offer
There should be no shortage of fun in the sun for Steven Hunt.The 18-year-old Brooklin resident accepted a scholarship offer in July to play volleyball at the University of Hawaii.
When asked how he felt a day before boarding the plane this week, Hunt did admit to some trepidation.
“Butterflies,” was his one-word response.
But, while it took him six months to officially sign the offer he received in February, he’s definitely looking forward to the opportunity.
“They’ve got the best volleyball division in the States, and really good coaching,” he said of the main drawing points. “And, yea, it’s Hawaii.”
A graduate of Donald A. Wilson Secondary School, where he helped lead the team to a LOSSA title in his final year, Hunt played club volleyball with the Durham Attack before leaving to play with a top-notch coach in Toronto the past couple of years.
It was with the Toronto team, which played at tournaments in Chicago and at Penn State last year, that he was noticed by Hawaii’s associate coach Tino Reyes.
“It was a sick team,” he said of the calibre of his Toronto club. “We came third in Canada. We lost one match in Canada all year. It was the semifinals, which sucks, but still (it was a great year).”
Hunt, a left side power hitter, will study general arts the first year as he tries to determine a career path.
He does know, however, that he wants to take volleyball as far as possible and perhaps even play the sport professionally one day.
“The league that I play in, a lot of the players do play pro when they’re done, so hopefully I’ll be able to that,” he said of his goals. “And hopefully the Olympics someday, when Canada makes it.”
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