Senior Salute: Deivan Prince

Senior Salute: Deivan Prince
April 8, 2020

Name: Deivan Prince
Hometown: Ferndale, Michigan
High School: Ferndale

Athletic accomplishments:

  • Earned four varsity letters on the men's volleyball team.
    • Played in 44 career matches (127 sets) at Olivet.
    • Career stats include 204 kills, 19 service aces, 182 digs, 23 total blocks.

Clubs/Organizations:

  • President's Leadership Institute
  • Treasurer of Alpha Xi Omega aka Elite

Academic honors/awards:

  • Dean's List -- 2016 and 2019
  • 2016-17 Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League All-Academic Team

Favorite volleyball memories:

  • Bus rides to and from matches.

Favorite non-athletic memory:

  • Team bonding outside of volleyball like sand volleyball, team dinners and apartment parties.

Major:

  • Biology

Plans after graduation:

  • Taking classes at a community college and then going through an accelerated nursing program to earn a BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing).

Other thoughts:

  • Deivan says, "I am so thankful to the program and people who have come with the program. My teammates have become my family and I have built life-long relationships with them."

Who has supported you during your time as a student-athlete?

  • My parents, Rodney and Tracy Prince

Quote from head men's volleyball coach Luke DeWitt:

  • "Deivan was a huge part of the men's volleyball program, on and off the court, for his four years at Olivet. His leadership and spirit were present in all parts of this program. Deivan constantly grew as a player and was involved in the lives and development of his teammates and others around him."

Editor's Note: The COVID-19 pandemic caused the abrubt end to winter and spring sports for the 2019-20 academic year. We are not able to host Senior Day ceremonies to thank these seniors for their dedication to their chosen sport. As a result, we will be posting senior salutes like above for each senior over the coming weeks.