Cheryl Lindberg Baird '88, M.A. '93 played for Coach Jennifer Soderquist ’77 from 1986-88, leading the women’s varsity volleyball team to the NCAA Division III National Championships for the first time in the program’s history in 1987. “We focused on our athletic ability being a gift from God and returned it to him daily with our focus and effort,” Baird says.

POSITION: MIDDLE HITTER

HEIGHT: 5’11”

ORIGINALLY FROM: SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA

DEGREE: M.A. IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, B.A. IN SOCIAL SCIENCE

AWARDS: WHEATON HALL OF HONOR INDUCTEE (1998); ALL-CCIW FIRST TEAM (1986-87); ALL-MIDWEST REGION FIRST TEAM AND ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM (1987)