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SARAH AMMERMAN A
n all-around complete player and confident team
“Laurie Quote ?”
leader who is critical to A&M’s success both offensively
– Head Coach Laurie Corbelli
and defensively … A two-year starter, is passionate about
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the sport and always comes ready to compete … Has a great understanding of the game … Has a textbook arm swing and
SARAH JULIE AMMERMAN
hits with power high above the net … Utilizes a commanding array of shots to deceive the defense and is determined to put
OUTSIDE HITTER
the ball away … Defensively, has made great strides in becoming more effective with her
6-2 • SR-3L • PARKER, COLO.
block … Has great range in the back row … Is a primary passer and one of the team’s best
HIGH SCHOOL: Chaparral CLUB TEAM: Front Range Volleyball Club
servers with her powerful and consistent jump serve … Honed her skills in the off-season as a member of USA Volleyball’s A2 Team and captured a bronze medal at the USA Volleyball Adult Open Championships.
BIRTHDATE: Oct. 7, 1987 PARENTS: Brett and Maria Ammerman
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CAREER HIGHS Kills: 27 vs. Iowa State (11/12/06); at Colorado
2008 – JUNIOR
(11/21/07)
An All-Big 12 honorable mention selection, also was voted A&M’s Most Valuable Player in addition to earning the team’s Best Offensive Player award for the second consecutive season … Started in every match and played in 110 of 113 sets … Ranked second on the team and 10th in the Big 12 with 3.35 kills per set for the full season … Also ranked second on the team with 3.75 points per set and led the Aggies with 24 aces and a 0.22 ace average … Led the
Attempts: 75 vs. Iowa State (11/12/06) Hitting Percentage (min 10 k): .567 [17-0-30] vs. Prairie View A&M (8/25/2007) Aces: 5 vs. Colorado (10/13/07) Digs: 21 vs. Oklahoma (9/12/07) Block Solos: 2 four times Block Assists: 7 at Missouri (9/16/06) Total Blocks: 7 at Missouri (9/16/06) Points: 30.0 vs. Missouri (11/17/07); at Colorado (11/21/07);
CAREER STATISTICS Kill Year
Kill
Avg.
E
2006-Fr.
26 - 22
83
272
3.28
146
809 .156
8
2007-So.
31 -31
101
447
4.43
148
1179 .254
21
Totals
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Att.
Pct.
Assist
GP
2008-Jr.
2
Attack
MP - MS
Assist Avg.
Ace
Dig
Block
Points
Ace
Avg.
Dig
Avg.
BS
BA
TB
Avg.
Points
Avg.
0.10
25
0.30
194
2.34
5
24
29
0.35
314.0
3.78
0.21
36
0.36
263
2.60
11
37
48
0.48
512.5
5.07
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AMMERMAN’S HONORS 2009 • USA Volleyball A2 Team, Bronze Medalist, USA Open Championships after a 15.5 point performance against Missouri on Oct. 4 and ended the season ranked fourth in the record books with 1,238.5 points for her career … Tallied 11 double-doubles to tie for the team lead … Led the team in points in 12 matches and in kills in 11 matches overall, including each of the last seven matches of the season … Had two 20-kill performances … Recorded the second 20-20 performance of her career with 20 kills and 21 digs against No. 3 Nebraska on Nov. 5 … Garnered all-tournament honors at both the Texas A&M Invitational and the USD Tournament.
2007 – SOPHOMORE Named A&M’s Best Offensive Player … Started every match and led A&M and ranked in the top five in the Big 12 with 4.43 kills, 0.36 aces and 5.07 points per game for the full season … Also ranked in the top four in the league with 4.66 kills, 0.40 aces and 5.36 points per game in Big 12 matches only … Reached double figures in kills in a team-leading 25 matches … Led or tied for team high in kills in 19 matches and in points in 21 matches … Posted 20 or more
2008
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Aggies and ranked seventh in the Big 12 in both kills (3.49) and points (3.90) per set in league matches only … Was the catalyst in A&M’s season-ending six-match winning streak, hitting .326 while averaging 4.55 kills and 5.07 points per set during the stretch … Received the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week award on Nov. 24 and was named to the Collegiate Volleyball Update Top Performers List after leading the Big 12 with 5.50 points and 5.00 kills per set while hitting at a .356 clip in crucial victories against Oklahoma and Colorado … Recorded the most kills by an A&M player in a three-set match (16 vs. Texas Tech), four-set match (18 vs. American) and five-set match (26 vs. Oklahoma) in 2008 … Became the 15th player in A&M history to surpass 1,000 career kills after posting 16 in the Aggies’ 3-1 victory over Iowa State on Nov. 12 … Ended the season ranked 12th in the A&M records with 1,087 career kills … Became the fifth A&M player to surpass the 1,000 career points milestone
• USA Volleyball A2 Team, Bronze Medalist, USA Open Championships • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention • Texas A&M Most Valuable Player • Texas A&M Best Offensive Player • Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (11/24) • Preseason All-Big 12 Team • Texas A&M Invitational All-Tournament Team • University of San Diego All-Tournament Team • Collegiate Volleyball Update Top Performers List (11/25)
2007 • Texas A&M Best Offensive Player • MSU Holiday Inn Classic, MVP • Texas A&M Invitational All-Tournament Team
2006 • CSU Hilton Classic All-Tournament Team
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kills in seven matches, including five of the final eight matches of the season … Recorded the first 20-20 performance of her career with 22 kills and 21 digs against Oklahoma on Sept. 12 … Both career-high 27 kills and career-high 30 points at Colorado were the most in a single match by an A&M player in 2007 … Had five aces in a home victory against the Buffs, setting an A&M record for a 4-game Big 12 match … Ranked second on the team with 11 double-doubles … Collected MVP honors at the Montana State Holiday Inn Classic after leading the Aggies to the tournament title … Ended the season with 512.5 points, ranking fifth in the A&M all-time season records and moving her into seventh in the career records with 847.0.
2006 - FRESHMAN Made an immediate and successful transition to the college level and was named to the season-opening CSU Hilton Classic all-tournament team after helping the Aggies capture the tournament title with a 3-0 record … In the season opener and in her collegiate debut, started on the left side and hit .286 and led A&M with 18 kills, 17 digs and 20.5 points in a 3-1 victory against host and NCAA tournament-bound Colorado State in front of her home-state family and friends … Played in 26 of 28 matches throughout the season, starting 22 … Ranked third on the team with 3.28 kills and 2.34 digs per game for the full season … Led A&M with a 3.40 kill average in Big 12 games only … Reached double figures in kills in 14 matches, including each of the first four matches of the season … Her career-high 27 kills and 29 points against Iowa State on Nov. 12 were the most
by an A&M player in 2006 … Reached double figures in digs in seven matches – including a career-high 18 at Kansas – and posted seven double-doubles overall … Led or tied for the team lead in kills in nine matches, in points in nine matches, and in digs in four matches … Was the team leader and ranked 10th in the conference in aces per game, posting a 0.30 average for the full season and a 0.31 average in Big 12 games only.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE A National Player of the Year finalist by PrepVolleyball.com as a senior at Chaparral High School after leading the state of Colorado
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with 6.39 kills per game … Was named to both the Mizuno/Volleyball and PrepVolleyball.com high school All-American teams and was selected the Colorado Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year as a senior … Also was named to Volleyball’s “Fab 50,” a list of the nation’s top 50 high school recruits, as well as PrepVolleyball. com’s Senior Aces list of top recruits … In addition, was named the Rocky Mountain News AllColorado Player of the Year and selected to the state all-tournament team by both the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post after leading Chaparral to the state finals … Was a three-year letterwinner for the Wolverines and coach T.R. Ellis … As a junior, was named to the all-Colorado team by both the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post after leading the state with 4.8 kills per game … Also received all-state and all-conference honors and in 2005 was invited to the USA Junior National A2 Camp … Played middle blocker as a sophomore and was named to the all-conference first team and received all-state honorable mention … Competed for Front Range Volleyball Club from 2002-06 and qualified for nationals every year … Current Aggie teammate Kristen Schevikhoven also was on her 18s team, which was coached by Jim Miret and placed 11th in 18 Open Nationals in 2005 … Tied for fifth in the Open Division at the 2006 Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships and took first place at the 2006 AAU National Championships, which rates as the most memorable moment of her prep volleyball career.
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• If I could tell my incoming teammates one thing, it would be: Be prepared to play in a very tough conference; every win has to be earned through hard work • Teammate who would be the best candidate for American Idol: Me, I definitely dominate at the iPod singing game
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• Teammate who would be the best candidate for Last Comic Standing: Schevi, she is probably the best storyteller EVER • Teammate who would be the best candidate for So You Think You Can Dance: Minnow (Stephanie Minnerly); she’s a dancing fanatic
PERSONAL Sarah Julie Ammerman is the daughter of Brett and Maria Ammerman … Is the second of eight children … From a volleyball family, her mother played volleyball at the University of Alaska-Anchorage, and her father, who played club volleyball at Purdue, was a member of the Men’s 45 and Over Gold Flight championship team at the 2005 USA Open Championships … In addition, her older brother, Ryan, is a setter at University of California-Irvine, which won the NCAA championship in 2007, and younger brothers Dalton and Luke, both 17, have participated in USA Volleyball Select camps … Sarah began playing volleyball in the fourth grade for a recreation team that was coached by her mother … Made recruiting visits to Nebraska, Washington,
Illinois, Texas, Michigan and Colorado State, in addition to Texas A&M … Signed with the Aggies because, “I knew as soon as I stepped on the campus that it was the place for me. The traditions and atmosphere in College Station are unbelievable. Also, the coaching staff ’s knowledge and experience is so impressive. As well as being able to compete in the Big 12” … Most exciting moment of A&M career is playing in front of her friends and family while making her collegiate debut in A&M’s 2006 season opener at Colorado State … Hobbies include hanging out with friends, being on the computer and going to the pool … Is a Texas A&M/Verizon Scholar Athlete, currently majoring in general studies … Career ambition is to be a journalist … Born Oct. 7, 1987, in Anchorage, Alaska.
• The person who I would want to play me in a movie about my life: Audrina from The Hills, everybody tells me I look like her • The song that best describes me when I first wake up in the morning: Pocketful of Sunshine, Natasha Bedingfield • If I could live anywhere in the world for a year and money is no object, I would live: California, I am convinced I am meant to be a beach bum • Few people know that I: am from a family of 10 • Favorite TV show: The Hills! And American Idol • After I graduate, I plan to: play overseas
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