Julie Maginot Fahy was a record-setting outside hitter for the Pacific women's volleyball teams from 1982 to 1985.
The Palos Heights, Illinois native finished her remarkable career at Pacific as the school's all-time career kills leader with 1,349 kills and currently ranks eighth on the Tigers' career kills list. By the end of her senior season, Julie was also the career leader in total attacks and was first in single season digs with 394 and second in career aces with 145.
As a senior in 1985, Julie led Pacific to a 36-3 record and their first ever NCAA national championship. At the Final Four that year, the Tigers knocked off UCLA in the semifinals and then toppled Stanford in the title game in snowy Kalamazoo, Michigan. Maginot was named to her third consecutive Academic All-American team in 1985 and earned All-America status from the NCAA and Volleyball Magazine.
Julie earned back-to-back College Volleyball Coaches Association (CVCA) All-America honors during her sophomore and junior seasons. She helped lead Pacific to a third-place national finish, as the Tigers finished the 1984 season 32-8. Maginot Fahy was a key contributor for the 1983 squad that finished fourth in the country with a 37-4 mark.
In addition to being a devastating hitter, Maginot was also one of the best servers in school history. She ranks fourth all-time in most service aces in a season after tallying a then-team record of 59 in 1984.
Julie was named to three straight Wendy's Classic All-Tournament Teams from 1983 to 1985. She was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the 1984 Wendy's Classic after leading the Tigers to five-set victory over UCLA in the tournament's championship match. From 1981 to 1983, Julie was also a distinguished member of the U.S. Olympic Festival Team.
After graduating from Pacific in 1985 with a degree in Computer Science, Julie went to work as a computer programmer for Ford Aerospace Corporation and remained in that capacity for eight years. From 1987 to 1989, while working for Ford Aerospace, Julie also competed in professional women's volleyball as a member of the San Jose Golddiggers of Major League Volleyball.
After spending 5 years as a computer systems manager for Stanford University's General Clinical Research Center from 1994 to 1998, Julie has now been working as a computer systems analyst for the Radiology Department at the Loyola University Medical Center in Illinois.
