N EWCOMERS #14 HALLE AIKEN
#10 TANA ALJOE
OUTSIDE/RIGHTSIDE HITTER 6-1, FRESHMAN (RS) JAMUL, CALIF. UC SANTA BARBARA STEELE CANYON HS
SETTER 5-9, FRESHMAN GRAPEVINE, TEXAS GRAPEVINE HS
UC SANTA BARBARA 2011
HIGH SCHOOL
Redshirted as a true freshman for the Gauchos during the 2011 season.
A three-year letterwinner at Grapevine (Texas) High School where she played for Coach Diane Wilson … As a senior was a Texas Sports Writers Association All-State5A honorable mention setter and a Prep Volleyball HS High Honorable Mention All-American … All-District 6-5A first team MVP and Fort Worth Star Telegram Player of the Year first team … Under Armour honorable mention All-American … Finalist for the Texas Outstanding Award and the Andi Collins Award given to the top prep setter in the nation by prepvolleyball.com … Missed first two month of senior year with torn ankle ligament, but finished with 199 digs and an average of 8.9 assist per game … As a junior was a Lonestar Volleyball all-Texas second-team selection and first-team all-district honoree … Won all-tournament honors at two events and was also named to the Dallas-Fort
HIGH SCHOOL Earned four letters at Steele Canyon High for coach Karolyn Kirby ... Finished her career as the school’s all-time leader in kills ... Led the county in hitting as a senior and was third in kills … Her .507 hitting percentage ranked third in the state … Also compiled 315 assists and 272 digs during her final season … recorded 32 kills in match against rival Grossmont High School … Led the Cougars to the Grossmont Conference title in 2011 ... Named league MVP as a senior and All-First Team ... Was also an All-San Diego Section Second Team pick and a San Diego County All-Star Team choice ... Was given the Coaches Award for leadership ... Also was the team’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2009 ... Was a three-time Honor Roll member and was part of the school’s Cougar Crew (student leadership organization) ... Was honored with the Most Outstanding Speaker Award ... Coordinated the school’s Dig Pink campaign ... Played soccer for three years … Was a part of the Steele Canyon High Pink Ribbon Club for breast cancer ... Was a volunteer at the YMCA.
CLUB Played one year for Epic Volleyball Club in Poway, Calif., and two years for Coast Volleyball Club in San Diego ... Helped lead Coast to a third-place finish in Junior Olympics.
PERSONAL Halle Rae Aiken was born on November 21, 1993 in La Mesa, Calif. ... Parents are Jim and Linda Aiken and she has a younger brother, Brady ... Favorite sports team is the San Diego Chargers ... Favorite athletes include San Diego Charger tight end Antonio Gates and the beach volleyball team of Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor ... Enjoys the beach, camping, travel, skiing and deep sea fishing … Plans on majoring in communications at SDSU with a minor in public relations ... Aspires to become an agent or work for ESPN.
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Worth Area Super team by the Star-Telegram … Compiled 1,129 assists and 3298 digs … First-team all-district honoree as a sophomore .. Lonestar Volleyball Selection All-Texas team … Had 992 assists (8.41 per game) and led the district in kills with 895 … Named an Academic All-American and to the Academic All-District 6-5A all three years … Active in several school organizations including National Charity League, Student Council, National honor Society and good Shepherd Catholic youth Ministry … Won a Student Ambassador Award for community service and was named an Outstanding Student World Geography/History.
CLUB Played with Texas Advantage Volleyball (TAV) for five years as a setter and team captain … Over that time her teams had finished of third or higher in 14 events including first at the Show Me Qualifier (18 Black), AAU AllAmerican National championship (17 Black), first place at the Tour of Texas Champions (15 Black and 17 Black), first at the Northern Lights Qualifier (16 Rags Black) and first at the Junior Olympic National Open Championship (15 Black) … Also played six years of competitive sand volleyball.
PERSONAL Tanna Kristine Aljoe was born Oct. 11, 1993, in Liberty, Mo. … Daughter of Mike and Kris Aljoe … Father played football at Oklahoma University (198285) and was a member of the USA bobsled team at the 1988 Winter Olympics … Enjoys photography, yoga and beach volleyball … Lists favorite athletes as Kerry Walsh and Misty May-Treanor … Received recruiting letters from 48 Division I schools including Florida, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Miami, North Carolina and Pepperdine … Majoring in broadcast entertainment/sports media with a minor in Spanish.
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