Maxine Tennant Commits to USK

Hartnell volleyball setter Maxine “Max” Tennant was surrounded by family and friends in the lobby of the Main Gym on April 12 as she signed a letter of intent to attend and compete for University of St. Katherine in San Marcos.

Tennant, a graduate of North Salinas High School, plans to study business at St. Katherine, with an ambition to succeed her late father in the catering business at some point. After high school, she traveled to Kansas to play for Neosho College but returned to Salinas after her freshman year. Hartnell Head Coach Jamie Pedroza invited her to join the Panthers squad.

Tennant was strong across the board during the Panthers’ 2019 season. She played in 25 matches, with an average of 3.8 sets for game and 0.25 services aces per set, both in the ranks of team leaders.

Pedroza described Tennant’s ability to “survive and thrive” as a student-athlete after the mid-season death of her father as “one of the most amazing journeys myself professionally as a coach has ever seen.”

“She could have stopped at any point, and she didn’t,” Pedroza said. “She kept on perservering and pushing. This girl works very hard. She works day in, day out. … Coaching her has been pure pleasure.”

 Tennant said her time at Hartnell “was a great experience,” and she thanked Pedroza and the rest of the “amazing” coaching staff.