Colorado Mesa University Athletics

Indoor Volleyball Bio

Overall Career Honors

Beach

• AVCA Small College Beach Championship All-American (2022)
• CMU Single-Season Wins Record Holder (24; 2023)

Indoor

• 2x AVCA Honorable Mention All-American (2022 & 2023)
• 2x AVCA All-South Central Region
  • First Team (2023)
  • Honorable Mention (2022)
• 2x D2CCA All-South Central Region
  • First Team (2022)
  • Second Team (2023)
• 4x Overall All-RMAC
  • 2x First Team - Spring 2021; 2023
  • 2x Second Team- Fall 2021 & 2022
• NCAA South Central Regional All-Tournament Team (2022)
• RMAC All-Tournament Team (2022)
• 6x RMAC Player of the Week
  • 5x Offensive
    • Mar. 29 & Apr. 5, 2021
    • Sept. 11, Sept. 18 & Nov. 13, 2023
  • 1x Defensive
    • Oct. 30, 2023
• Oredigger Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team (2023)
• DoubleTree by Hilton Maverick Fall Classic All-Tournament Team (2023)

As a Redshirt Senior (2024): Capped her career with a strong 21-12 season… Finished her career ranked third in program history for total wins (58), trailing only fellow seniors Sabrina VanDeList and Hahni Johnson… Went 18-11 in dual meets, including a 10-8 mark at No. 2 and an impressive 8-1 mark at No. 5… Began the spring playing with Gracyn Spresser, mostly at No. 3… Went 3-6 with her… Switched partners and played with VanDeList, duplicating their strong indoor connection… That pairing resulted in an 18-6 record, including a 7-3 mark at No. 3 and an 8-1 mark at No. 5… The duo went 5-0 with another match unfinished at the AVCA Small College Championships, a big part of the team’s third place overall finish.

As a Redshirt Junior (2023): Set a new CMU single-season record by recording 24 wins with partner Hahni Johnson… The duo went 24-8 overall, including an 19-7 record in duals… They went 18-7 at No. 2 and won their lone Court 3 start… The pair also went 5-1 in tournament play and ended the season on a 9-match winning streak… They went 5-0 with straight set victories during the AVCA Small College Championships before their match in the tournament title dual against Tampa went unfinished… They also won the tournament at the CMU vs Texas A&M-Kingsville Pairs Challenge, avenging their only two losses in their final 13 decisions in the finals by defeating, the Javelinas’ Rylie Anderson and Madelyn Wallace, 21-14… Had a pair of 6-match winning streaks in March.

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2022): Named as an AVCA Small College Beach Championship All-American alongside partner Hahni Johnson after playing in the No. 1 spot of the Mavs’ lineup throughout the season… Went 9-14 overall while posting a 3-2 record at the AVCA Small College Championships, where the Mavs’ won the Division II title… Claimed three wins over NCAA Division I opponents throughout the campaign.

As a Redshirt Freshman (2021): Posted a 4-14 overall record with partner Macie Lachemann... The duo played mostly in the No. 2 spot of the Maverick lineup going, 4-10... They were also 0-3 at No. 1 and dropped a Cactus Challenge Pairs Challenge match... Won three straight matches in March sweeping a pair of matches against Utah (Mar. 6) as the Mavs claimed their two home matches while defeating a Pac-12 opponent for the first time in program history... Also won a Mar. 22 match against The Master's and a AVCA Small College Championship match against a pair from Catawba.

As a Freshman (2020): Went 0-3-1 in four exhibition matches during the Arizona Invitational, CMU's lone action of the COVID-19 shortened season... Went 0-2-1 with partner Paige Gwaltney... Split sets against Stephen F. Austin's Payson Kelly and Bailey Mulder... Also played with Courtney Moore in an additional exhibition match against the host Wildcats earlier that day (Feb. 28).

Prep: All-state and First Team All-Centennial League selection as a senior for Terry Miller coached Cherokee Trail High School Cougars… Led the league in hitting while ranking fourth in the state with her .455 hitting percentage… Was also ranked second in the league with 120 blocks and fifth for kills with 266… Was also named to the Regis Jesuit Jam All-Tournament team as a senior… Was a second team all-league selection as a junior in 2017… Also earned the team's most improved player award and honorable mention academic all-state honors that year.
 
Club: Played for the Colorado Juniors Volleyball Club… Helped the team to a first place finish at the 2018 Northern Lights Junior National Qualifier and fifth place finishes at both the Colorado Crossroads and Windy City tournaments… The team also won the Zelinkoff Bid Qualifier in 2017 and finished third at Colorado Crossroads in 2019.
 
Personal: Plans to major in exercise science… Daughter of Tarl and Barbara Spitzer… Has one younger brother, Kyle.
 
Why I Chose CMU: "When I took a tour of the campus during my sophomore year, I fell in love with CMU. The campus was the right size for me and I felt I can make a name for myself here. The exercise science lab impressed me as it was what I wanted to study. The school's focus on academics was my first priority. I was attracted to the activities that were found on the campus, in Grand Junction and around the area. After visiting several other colleges, I realized that I was comparing all of them to CMU, and they just did not stack up. Once I had met the team and the coaching staff I knew that I had found my university."
 
Career Aspirations: "Upon graduation I want to coach club volleyball and train athletes. So many of my coaches contributed to who I am today that I cannot ignore their influence and the importance that sports played in my life. It is my goal to help young players find their way into the sport that I love so much. I want to help young players find direction, self-confidence, strength and a sense of purpose through playing a team sport. I also want to find those athletes who a striving for more and help then recognize their full potential on, and off, the court."