Colorado Mesa University Athletics

Career Honors

• RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2021)

Spring 2021 (Freshman): Made appearances in two matches as a reserve pin hitter… Recorded a dig against CSU Pueblo on Jan. 24… Named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: Graduated a semester early (December, 2019) from Rio Americano HS… Was a 3-time All-Capital Athletic League pick for the John Grix coached Raiders for indoor volleyball… Was also named to the All-Metro and All-City teams and to the Sacramento Bee’s Top 20 player listing in 2019… Captained the Raiders to tenth place in the NorCal CIF State championship… Set the school-record for the most successful serve receptions (659) in a season as a senior in 2019… Was named to the 2019 All-Star Optimist Game game helping the South Team to victory… Was a 4-year scholar-athlete award winner as a dual-sport athlete in volleyball and swimming.

Club: Played for Coach Rick McNabb and Rage… Helped the 17-1 team earn a bronze medal in the national division at the 2019 national championships… The squad was ranked 39^th in the country… Had helped the NCVC 16s finish 19^th in the open division at the 2018 Girls Junior National Championships… That squad was ranked 25^th in the country at the end of the season… Was a 2017 USA Volleyball A2 Invitational Team Member and an alternate for the A1 Team.

Personal: Is majoring in counseling psychology… Aspires to open a private practice as a clinical psychologist to work with kids and teens… Daughter of Mary and Dan Gwaltney… Enjoys listening to classic rock, baking, being a foodie and spending all my free time and money at Target or Chick-fil-A.

Why I Chose CMU: “First and foremost, the coaches were what drew me to CMU.  But once I saw the campus and met the team, it felt like home.  Plus, I am excited to explore the beautiful sights in the area.”