The leader of two Beaver volleyball teams that are already in the Bluffton University Athletics Hall of Fame, Jamie (Knox ‘88) Beachy was twice named first team All-Western Buckeye Collegiate Conference and was an Academic All-America selection following her senior season in 1987.
Beachy was a four-year starter on teams that fashioned a 121-42 accumulative record and captured three league championships and NAIA District 22 tournament appearances. At the time of her graduation she held Bluffton records for career kills (641), assists (1255) and digs (1227), which today rank 17th, 6th and 14th, respectively, in the Bluffton record book.
A native of Wauseon, Beachy also dedicated herself in the classroom on her way to a degree in math and English education. On the volleyball court, her talent at every facet of the game made her an invaluable member of Coach Kim Fischer’s teams. Playing a defensive role as a freshman on Bluffton’s 26-15 WBCC championship team. Beachy took over the setting duties as a sophomore and put up a school record 601 assists (now ranked 14th) on Bluffton’s 35-6 WBCC and NAIA District 22 championships squad (Hall of Fame, 1996).
Also a resident advisor and junior homecoming attendant, Beachy was voted a captain for her junior and senior seasons as her role on the court changed to that of an attacker. Both seasons she ranked in the top 10 in the WBCC in kills, kill percentage, digs, and even assists although it was not her primary responsibility.
Her senior season in 1987 (Hall of Fame, 1998) she was named the WBCC Player of the Week following her performance in the WBCC tournament as she led the Beavers to their fourth league title in a span of six years. She earned NAIA All-District honors, as well, that year.
Following graduation, she taught English at Fairfield Jr. High School in Cincinnati for two years, was a stay-at-home-mom for nine years, and then went on to be the coordinator for the Ohio Reads Program at Lakeside Elementary in Cincinnati, which she tutors second and third graders in reading.
