Megan Clyde, Hurricane

This article is from the Deseret News

Megan Clyde is so nice her coaches actually discussed how they might convince her to be a little meaner — at least on the court.

“She’s the nicest person you’ve ever met,” said Tigers head coach Daniel McKeehan.

While they couldn’t quite convince the soft-spoken three-sport athlete to be mean, when her team needed her most, she found a way to be more aggressive at the net. Tall and athletic, she is not only effective at setting up her teammates for kills but slamming down a few herself.

“She went from one or two kills a game to five and continued that all the way through the tournament,” McKeehan said. “She’s a very quiet leader. She just goes out and plays hard. She works hard and has a great attitude. She’s diving for balls, into the stands, under the scorers table, and she sets that tone the minute she walks in the gym. Her teammates feel bad if they don’t match that.”

Clyde averaged 30 assists per match in leading the Tigers to a 3A state title. She’s started at setter since the middle of her freshman year and over time has developed into an effective leader, mostly because of her incredible work ethic.

“She’s just gotten more and more comfortable with her role as a leader,” McKeehan explained. “She knew her role and she was able to step up when we needed her to.”

Clyde, also a softball and basketball player, is mulling over scholarship offers from Southern Utah University as well as Idaho State.