Grace Anne Ryan '17 Recruiting Profile
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2014 Highlights
AAU Championships...
Winter Bump 1.16....
SAVL Icebreaker 2...
Beast of the SE R...
Big South Sunday ...
Regional Champion...Personal Statement
I'm a junior this year. My high school team lost in the quarter finals to Wando High School (Charleston, SC), who also went on to win the state championship. I played right side on my high school team this past season.
I made the Magnum Mizuno 17's as my club team this year. This is the top team in Club Magnum. I know I will have to play middle until sometime in February because our middle is injured. I'm anxious to see how this club season goes! I've been busy making contact with college coaches and attending clinics and camps. I'm hopeful of finding the "one" college; the one that I'll just know when I get to campus and when I meet the coach!
I love learning about the game. I have been blessed to have awesome club coaches who have been amazing teachers of the game. I've learned so much about mechanics, techniques, and strategy in just the last two years! I try to put it to use on the court every time I go out there.
I make goals for myself. I did all last club season and some this high school season. I feel goal-making helps me focus on specific points of my game. One of my consistent goals is blocking. I'm learning more about technique and also understand how important a block is in the game! For me, I get just as excited when my middle blocks the ball because I know I set that block, so we both are a part of the block!
I also work hard in the classroom. One academic goal I have set for myself is to be a fluent Spanish speaker by graduation. I hope to use this in my working with others in a clinical setting (I hope to be an art therapist). I am a person who loves to learn about other cultures and always choose to surround myself with those of differing backgrounds/heritage. I feel being inclusive is an asset to any team. Cliques can easily destroy the dynamics of a capable team.
I truly want to play in college. I love being a part of a team and the whole team experience. I think I can be an asset to a team because of my desire to learn more about the game and work hard!
Thanks for taking the time to learn a little more about ME! :)
Grace Anne Ryan
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 3 years
- Varsity Starter
- 2 years
- 2015 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #14
Team Awards
- Conference Chanmps
- 2014 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #14
- 2013 Varsity Team
- Jersey: #17
- 2013 Junior Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #12
- 2012 Junior Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #13
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 5 seasons
- 2016 Magnum Volleyball Club (Mizuno 17's)
- 17 MIZUNO TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE DATE TOURNAMENT LOCATION Jan 2nd-3rd, 2016 SAVL Ice Breaker 17-8 Black Division- Hendersonville, NC Jan 16th-18th, 2016 Winter Bump Spartanburg, SC Jan 30th, 2016 Nike Elite Crosstown Throwdown Columbia, SC Feb 13th, 2016 Mizuno Challege Columbia, SC Feb 20th-21st Beast of the Southeast Atlanta, GA Feb 27th-28th, 2016 SAVL Spring Madness 17-18 Black Division- Columbia, SC March 12-13th, 2016 Southern Classic Upstate, SC March 25-27th, 2016 Big South Qualifier Atlanta, GA April 1st-3rd, 2016 Palmetto Regional Championships Charlotte, NC April 30th-May 1st, 2016 SAVL Power Championships Spartanburg & Hendersonville May 14th, 2016 May Mayhem Columbia, SC June 4th-5th, 2016 Coastal Classic Myrtle Beach, SC June 16th-26th, 2016 AAU National Championships Orlando, FL
- 2014 Magnum Volleyball Club (16's Mizuno (1's/Top Elite Team))
- Right Side/Middle Hitter
- 2013 Magnum Volleyball Club (15 Elite)
- Middle hitter on this team. I loved my coach. She was an awesome teacher and a strong fundamentals coach.
- 2012 Lake Murray Volleyball (14)
- This was my first season ever playing club. I played middle hitter.
- 2012 Magnum Volleyball Club (SC) (14's Top Elite/Mizuno)
- At the end of Lake Murray Volleyball season, I asked to be released from Lake Murray and joined Magnum Volleyball 14's Mizuno (top team) for their last two months of their season. I did not go to AAUs with this team.
Coach References
- Club Coach
- David Tiffner
- Travel / Club Coach
- Bryan Piro
- High School Head Coach
- Cynthia Esposito
- Travel / Club Coach
- Erin Wicker/Magnum 15s Elite Coach
Events
- Camp/Event
- Southern Showcase
- 12/05/15 to 12/05/15
- AM Wave!!
- Camp/Event
- AAU's
- 6/22/15 to 6/26/15
- Camp/Event
- Coastal Classic Super Regional
- 6/05/15 to 6/07/15
- Camp/Event
- Myrtle Beach Dixie Classic
- 5/15/15 to 5/17/15
- Camp/Event
- Florida Gator Positional Camp
- 5/08/15 to 5/10/15
- FANTASTIC CAMP! Always love it!
- Camp/Event
- SAVL Regional Tournament
- 4/24/15 to 4/26/15
- Camp/Event
- Big South
- 4/03/15 to 4/05/15
- Camp/Event
- MAPL
- 3/13/15 to 3/15/15
- Camp/Event
- Beast of the Southeast
- 2/20/15 to 2/22/15
- Camp/Event
- Winter Bump Elite Challenge Showcase
- 1/16/15 to 1/16/15
- Camp/Event
- University of Florida Volleyball Camp
- 7/22/14 to 7/24/14
- Always love this camp! I met and was critiqued by Coach Boos, the middle hitters coach. I appreciate the information he shares with me and the time he took with me!
- Camp/Event
- University of North Carolina Volleyball Camp
- 7/17/14 to 7/20/14
- Middle hitters camp.
- Camp/Event
- University of South Carolina Volleyball Camp
- 7/10/14 to 7/12/14
- Camp/Event
- University of Florida Middle Hitters camp
- 7/23/13 to 7/25/13
- I am a HUGE UF Gator fan and admire the work and record of Mary Wise. It was a great camp to attend. I learned things in three days there that no one had taught me yet.
- Camp/Event
- University of South Carolina Team Camp
- 7/11/13 to 7/13/13
- Mandatory team camp. My high school coach was a middle hitter at USC, so she always makes her team to go this team camp.
- Camp/Event
- University of South Carolina Volleyball Camp
- 7/11/13 to 7/13/13
- My high school coach is a former middle hitter for USC, so this is the camp she always makes our team go to.
- Camp/Event
- SE Regional Tournament
- 3/22/13 to 3/24/13
- This was my very first regional tournament. I was voted all tournament team at this tournament. I played for Lake Murray Volleyball Club during this tournament.
- Camp/Event
- Division 4A State Playoffs
- My high school team won our region and went to the state playoffs. This was our first year as a Division 4A school. We made it into the semi-finals, and unfortunately, we lost to Wando High School, who later won the state championship title. I started all of our playoff games as a right side hitter.
Training
- EDGE Performance Training
- 1 year
- At the end of club season in July 2013, I started training with Todd Daughtry, owner of The EDGE. Todd was an awesome teacher/trainer. I learned so much from him! He left Columbia to relocate to his hometown in Virginia. I trained with him until April 2014. By the end of my work with Todd, I could box jump and clear a 30" box.
- Strength Training/Coach Armstrong/RBHS Strength Training Coach
- 1 year
- 9th grade, year-long class
Additional Sports
- Track
- 2 years
- Junior Varsity Team
- Cross Country is not an optional sport listed on the drop down box. I ran cross country my 6th and 7th grade year and made the varsity team my 7th grade year.
- Basketball
- 4 years
- Junior Varsity Team
- I have played basketball since I was 7 years old. First in rec leagues and then on my school JV team as a 7th and 8th grader. I gave up basketball after my 8th grade year to focus mainly on volleyball. It was very hard to do both school sports and star
Statistics
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. Junior Year Honors Courses (2015-16): English III Honors Spanish IV Honors Art HonorsAre you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. Senior Year AP Courses (2016-17): AP Stats AP Art AP English AP PsychologyRegistered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- AwardsI am and advanced Spanish student. My hope is to be fluent by the end of high school. In my senior year, I have signed up to take 4 AP classes.
- ActivitiesI am currently reaching out to a local assisted living facility to volunteer with the residents. I am currently working on a time to work with them as the director of the facility wants me to come at the same time each week. I plan to start this once my high school season is over, but planning out the details now.
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