Meghan O’Leary competed in volleyball and softball at the University of Virginia. But when her competitive fire remained lit after college, she relied on those collegiate experiences as she found a new path to the Olympics in a new sport: rowing.

Elena Delle Donne’s older sister, Lizzie, who is blind, deaf and has cerebral palsy, inspired Delle Donne's interest in special education.

A few months ago, Jordan Redmond found herself working with special needs students in Kenya.

After a Lubbock Christian volleyball player had emergency surgery, Oklahoma Christian students took it upon themselves to help a friend.

Last summer, nine worshippers were gunned down at a Charleston, South Carolina, church— among them, a single mother who left behind four girls. She prepared them to persevere in ways they’re only now starting to understand.

A volleyball scholarship Abby Cheng earned at Arkansas State paved the way to a career as a researcher, community leader and mentor to young girls.