When Devyn Cross committed to Arizona volleyball as a junior in high school, she did so as an unheard-of prospect from Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California.
Or, as she describes it, “the middle of nowhere in the Mojave Desert.”
“It was the easiest recruitment process that I think people have heard of,” Cross said. “I had nobody else recruiting me. I went to a small military school (Desert High School) and pretty much nobody goes D1.
“My coach was good friends with Dave (Rubio) and one day he was like ‘I think you could play in college’ and I was just like ‘cool’.