Ava Meinhardt '23 Recruiting Profile

I am 17 years old and my birthday is September 28, 2004. I am 5'11", 135 pounds, right handed and play middle hitter.  I have always loved sports!  I played volleyball in the 3rd-5th grade but then took up cross country and track in the 6th grade.  I also played basketball my 5th-8th grade years and played club basketball for 2 years. I started playing volleyball again my 8th grade year at school and at that time made the decision to commit all my time to the sport which I have always loved the most.  In 2020, my freshman year of high school, I started playing club ball with Performance Elite Volleyball club.   My freshman year of high school was our schools first year of existence and I played JV.  My sophomore year I was starting middle hitter for our varsity team and still today am the starting middle hitter.  

Sports have always been a big part of my life. I have played school sports year round since I was 10 years old. Playing multiple sports really helped me develop my time management skills and a hard work ethic. I will make a great asset to a college team one day. I will give my best effort on the court and in the classroom.  If you talk with my coaches, they will tell you I am very coachable and will give full effort and often spend time outside of practice on the court to be a better athlete. 

I am really looking forward to the college experience both in the classroom and on the volleyball court.  Since I was in the 5th grade I have wanted to go into the sports medicine field and have not deterred from that dream to this day.