1987 Media Guide: As the startiing setter, will have a direct impact on the team’s offensive production … a redshirt [freshman], she must cope with the pressure of trying to fill the shoes of All-Ameriican Ellen Hensler, who graduated last spring … “Michelle has all the tools to be a division 1 volleyball player,” Coach Rose said. “Cectainly she has some things that separate her from some of the average players, but she needs to develop discipline and that’s going to take some t1me.” … was on the team that won the gold medal at the Olympic Sports Festival this past summer … took a medical rerlshirt in 1986.”
Russ Rose Now (2026): “Michelle Jaworski was a character who arrived in 1986 and was a redshirt senior in 1990, which was Salima Davidson’s freshman year. Michelle was a physically strong woman who was left handed and liked to attack the second ball as a setter. Michelle, like many others, was a great competitor and always fun and very mischievous. She was with USA Volleyball for a while and went on to coach for a number of years.”
1987 Season (RS Freshman) Highlights and Awards: Exceeded all expectations in 1987, earning All-Northeast Region honors as a setter … First-Team All-Atlantic 10 … named conference Freshman-of-the-Week (Oct. 25 and Nov. 15) … earned spots on the Reebok Classic and Penn State Open all-tournament teams.
Season Recap: Led the Atlantic 10 in assists with 11.09 per set .. . underwent surgery after tearing knee ligaments in the final match of the regular-season … her absence was a key factor in Penn State’s loss to Purdue in the first-round of the NCAA Tournament … posted season totals of 94 kills, 270 digs and 89 blocks.
Before Penn State: Member of the gold medal team at the 1987 Olympic Sports Festival .. . was listed as a “freshman to watch” by Volleyball Monthly … 4-year letterwinner as a setter and hitter at Winston Churchill HS in Potomac, Md., where the team won the East Coast championship her senior year.
“Trio guides lady spikers to success,” The Daily Collegian, October 10, 1990
