Hester,
a four year starter and team captain for
Tennessee returned to her Davenport
roots in 2004 for the next step in her
volleyball career as she entered the coaching
profession. Hester is in her second
year as an assistant to coach Billingsley.
At
Tennessee, she earned her degree in
Education and was a two-time All-SEC
selection. She was one of 12 collegiate
student-athletes selected to be a member
of the 2002 USA Volleyball National A2
Training Team.
Hester
ranks seventh on the Lady Volunteers list
for career kills (1,339), ninth in attack
attempts (3,111) and 10th
in
hitting percentage (.253). During her
career, she played both middle and outside
hitter.
A
graduate of Davenport Central High School,
Hester was an all-state selection and
Mississippi Athletic Conference Player of
the Year her senior year. At Central, she
earned four letters in volleyball, three
in basketball and two in track. Hester is
the daughter of Christine Hester and the
late Jim Hester.
