Colorado Mesa University Athletics

Career Honors

• Second Team D2CCA All-South Central Region (2023)
• RMAC Defensive Player of the Year (2023)
• 2x All-RMAC
  • First Team (2023)
  • Honorable Mention (2024)
• 4x RMAC Defensive Player of the Week
  • 2023- Sept. 4; Sept. 18; Oct. 9
  • 2024 - Sept. 23

2024 (As a Junior): Earned Honorable Mention All-RMAC honors… Played in 92 sets and 26 matches, starting each of those at the libero position… Missed two post-season matches due to an injury sustained in the final set of the RMAC Tournament quarterfinal win over Westminster after missing out on the Oct. 1 regular season match against the Griffins due to illness… Led the team with 376 digs, good for a 4.09 per set average that put her tenth in the final RMAC statistics… Finished second on the team in assists with 94 while recording 15 service aces… Led the Maverick defense that allowed a RMAC-low 1,064 kills (10.43/set) while ranking third in opponent hitting percentage (.170)… Had an impressive .956 reception percentage, committing just 16 reception errors on 367 attempts when opponents did not avoid her… Was in double-figures for digs in 20 different matches… Recorded 20 or more in four of those, posting a co-season-high 26 in a Oct. 11 win over CSU Pueblo… Also set a season-high with seven assists in that 5-set win… Matched her best dig total in the regular season finale against South Dakota Mines (Nov. 16)… Had a career-high four service aces in an Oct. 19 win at Regis, the Mavs’ first road win over the Rangers in 15 years… Named as the RMAC Defensive Player of the Week on both Sept. 23 and Oct. 14.

2023 (As a Sophomore): Named as the RMAC Defensive Player of the Year and was one of four Mavs on the First Team All-RMAC squad… Later named to the Second Team All-South Central Region team by the Division II Conference Commissioners’ Association (D2CCA)… Played in all 29 matches and in 98 of the Mavs’ 101 total sets… Was the Mavs’ libero in 28 matches… Finished the year with 433 digs (4.42/set) to rank third in the RMAC with her per set average and fourth in total digs… Also had 107 assists, the second most on the squad and 15 service aces… Was named as the RMAC Defensive Player of the Week three times, earning the honor on Sept. 4, Sept. 18 and Oct. 9… Was in double-figures for digs in 24 different matches, reaching the 20+ mark on three occasions… Had a career-high 27 in a Oct. 7 win over Adams State… Led the Maverick defense, which held opponents to a .190 combined hitting percentage, good for third place in the RMAC statistics.

2022 (As a Freshman): Played in all 29 of the team’s matches as a defensive specialist… Made ten starts… Appeared in all but one (102) of the team’s 103 sets as the most-used freshman on the squad… Recorded 137 digs (1.34/set) to rank third on the team… Had a .948 reception percentage, committing just 23 errors on 440 reception attempts… Also had 15 aces (0.15/set) and 26 assists… Reached double-figures for digs on two occasions, recording a season-high 12 against South Dakota Mines (Oct. 8) before tallying 11 at Westminster (Nov. 1)… Had at least one dig in all 29 matches… Had back-to-back 3-ace efforts at home against Western Colorado (Oct. 1) and at Black Hills State (Oct. 7).

Prep: Was the Spartans' starting libero for all four years of her prep career… Coached by Emilio Santos… Earned All-Longs Peak League honors as a sophomore, junior and senior… Named to the second team all-state squad as a junior and senior…  Was picked to play in the 2021 CCGS All-State game and into the CHSCA All-State game in the summer… Recognized as the Volleyball Player of the Year by the local newspaper three times… Also recognized as the paper's athlete of the week as a sophomore, junior and senior… Finished her career with 1,334 digs and 153 aces… Led Class 4A in digs during the 2020 (Spring 2021) season… Led the Longs Peak League in both 2020 and 2021.
 
Club: Plays for NORCO 18 Black, coached by Andy Levoe… Played for the club from 12's through 18's and was the starting libero since 14's… Helped her 17's team to a second place finish in the open division at the President's Day Classic in Omaha, Nebraska… The team was also ranked 14^th in the nation.

Personal: Plans to major in nursing… Daughter of Kaylyn Waller… Has one younger sister— Trista… Enjoys sand volleyball and going bowling with family and friends.
 
Why I Chose CMU: "I chose CMU because it gave me so many opportunities to pursue what I want and it was very welcoming. I really enjoyed the coaches and the players when I went on my visit. They were also interested in my options and gave me what I needed to succeed. I also love how the campus is close together, it seems like a really nice community to be a part of."