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2023-24 Beach Volleyball Roster

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4 Savannah Ott

  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Lakewood, Colo.
  • High School Green Mountain
  • Club Colorado Juniors

Biography

2024 (Redshirt Senior): Went 16-16 overall throughout the season, including a 14-15 record in dual meets… Split time in the No. 3, 4 and 5 spots of the Maverick lineup, playing with Taylor Scherff and Barett Nolan… Was 2-5 at No 3, 5-4 at No. 4 and 7-6 in the No. 5 spot… Also went 2-1 with Scherff while advancing to the semifinals of the CMU vs. Trinidad State Pairs Tournament… Started the year with Nolan, going 6-3 with her at No. 5 and 4 in the opening trip of the season to Arizona… Switched to a partnership with Scherff for the rest of the season, going 10-13 with her… Started playing at No. 5 but moved up to the No. 4 and then No. 3 spots of the lineup as the season progressed… Went 2-3 with Scherff at the AVCA Small College Beach Championships, playing in the top flight.

2023 (Redshirt Junior): Posted a 14-10 record, including a 13-7 mark in duals in the No. 5 spot… Played mostly with Hailey Peters, going 12-7 with her as a partner… Also went 1-1 with Taylor Scherff and 1-2 with Sydney Leffler… Was 2-1 with three other matches unfinished during the AVCA Small College Championships… Won nine of ten matches between Mar. 11 and Mar. 23.

2022 (Redshirt Sophomore): Went 10-7 overall, including a 2-3 mark as a spot starter in the official team lineup of duals… Also went 8-4 in extra and exhibition matches… Played with a variety of partners before joining with Hailey Peters down the stretch including in the Pairs Challenge at the AVCA Small College Championships… Won Pool 4 of that competition… Played with Ashton Reese and Sabrina VanDeList in the No. 4 and 5 positions of the lineup at the start of the season before claiming a No. 2 win with Peters on Mar. 11 against Trinidad State.

2021 (Redshirt Freshman): Had a 5-3 official record while winning six total matches... Played in three total matches with partner Savannah Ott early in the season... Lost a No. 5 affair against Arizona in her first appearance in the official dual lineup before dropping a Cactus Classic Pairs Challenge match... The duo did win an exhibition match against Utah on Mar. 6... Then paired with Hailey Peters for a strong 5-1 run at the AVCA Small College Championships Pairs Challenge... The duo advanced to the championship match of that 24-team tournament.

2020 (Freshman):Played in two exhibition matches with partner Haley Hahn during the Arizona Invitational, CMU's lone action of the season before the COVID-19 outbreak... Went 0-2 on Feb. 28 in matches against Arizona and Stephen F. Austin.

Prep: Was a 2-time (2017, 2018) First Team All-Jeffco 4A indoor player for the Melanie Watkins coached Green Mountain HS Rams… Also earned second team all-conference honors as a sophomore in 2016… Was named as the team’s MVP as a senior and as the Rams’ most improved player in 2015… Was a 4-time academic all-state pick.

Club: Played for Colorado Juniors.

Personal: Is majoring in business… Aspires to work in international business so that I can travel… Daughter of Michael and Tracie Ott… Has one older brother— Tanner… Enjoys yoga and spending time with friends and family.

Why I Chose CMU: “I chose CMU because it makes me feel at home and I love the outdoors.”

Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2020Freshman

    Defender
    5'6"
    4
  • 4

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    Defender
    5'6"
    4
  • 4

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    Defender
    5'6"
    4
  • 4

    2023Redshirt Junior

    Defender
    5'6"
    4
  • 4

    2023-24Redshirt Senior

    Defender
    5'6"
    4