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  Angie Alvord

Angie Alvord

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Laurel, WA

High School:
Meridian

Height:
6-0

Position:
MB

Age:
21

COLLEGE: Finished four-year career tied for fifth among school career leaders in service aces (155), seventh in attack percentage (.299), eighth in blocks (360) and 13th in kills (860) ... First-team AVCA All-American in 2008 ... Also first-team AVCA and Daktronics West Region all-star and Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year, being unanimous first-team pick ... Team co-captain ... Named to Minnesota-Duluth Classic all-tournament team and twice named GNAC co-Player of the Week ... Played in all 24 matches and saw action in 91 sets ... Was league leader in aces (0.54), ranked second in hitting percentage (.320) and points (4.78), fourth in kills (3.68) and seventh in blocks (0.89) ... Led Western in blocks (81) for third consecutive year, becoming just third player in school history to perform that feat ... Also paced team in kills (335), attack percentage (.320) and aces (49) ... Had career-high 23 kills at Northwest Nazarene on 9/27/08 and matched career high with six service aces vs. Cal State Stanislaus on 9/5/08 ... Had 18 double-figure kill matches ... NCAA II Elite Eight and Pacific Regional all-tournament pick in 2007 ... Honorable mention GNAC all-star ... Ranked second in GNAC in blocks (1.38, 152), third in attack percentage (.324) with 296 kills (2.69) in 707 attempts with 67 errors, and fourth in aces (0.60, 66) ... Played in all 31 matches and 110 sets ... Had career-high 12 blocks vs. California Baptist on 8/25/07 and matched career high with 6 aces vs. Northwest Nazarene on 10/4/07 ... Had 15 double-figure kill matches ... Honorable mention GNAC all-star in 2006 ... All-tournament choice at Grand Canyon Cactus Classic ... GNAC Player of the Week ... Played in all 25 matches and 87 sets ... GNAC leader in blocks per game (1.34, 117) and fifth in service aces (0.39) with team-leading total of 47 ... Also had 2.54 kills per game with 221 kills in 584 attempts with 81 errors for .246 attack percentage ... Played in 17 matches and 33 sets in 2005 ... Had 33 kills (1.00) in 88 attempts with 8 errors for .284 attack percentage as well as 10 digs (0.30) and 17 blocks (0.52) ... Posted season highs of 12 kills and career-high .600 attack percentage vs. Saint Martin's on 10/20/05 ... Four letters.

HIGH SCHOOL: Class 2A state co-Player of the Year and Whatcom County League Player of the Year as senior at Meridian High School ... Helped Trojans to 19-2 record, and league, district and Class 2A state championships ... Team captain ... Second-team all-league as junior on team that won league title and placed fifth at state ... Honorable mention all-league as sophomore on squad that won league and district titles and placed fifth at state ... Started and lettered three years ... Also earned three letters in basketball and four in track, being team captain in both sports ... Played in all-state basketball game as senior, earning first-team all-league honors ... Second-team all-league as junior on team that reached state tournament ... Placed first at state track meet in high jump as senior, third as sophomore and fourth as junior ... Also placed fifth at state in 4x400 relay as junior and competed in 300 hurdles ... Set school records in high jump (5-6), 4x400 relay and 300 hurdles (49.9).

PERSONAL: Major is education ... Her uncle, Steve, played football at University of Washington and for NFL Phoenix Cardinals.

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