6 - Shannon Wilson
| Year: | Fr. |
| Position: | MH |
| Height: | 6-2 |
| Experience: | HS |
| Hometown: | Rocklin, Calif. |
| Previous School: | Rocklin HS |
2008 Season
Played in five of the team’s first seven matches of the season, before missing the final 26 with a foot injury...in those five matches, she was averaging 1.38 kills and 0.25 blocks per set to go along with a .273 hitting percentage...that included a season-high six kills, and a .750 hitting percentage (6-0-8) against San Jose State...also had five kills and a 1.000 hitting percentage against Louisiana-Monroe.
High School
A 2008 graduate of Rocklin High School...played four years of volleyball, the final three seasons on the varsity team...a two-time all-Sierra Foothill League selection (2006-07), including a first team choice during her senior season...averaged 1.7 blocks per set in 2005, which remains the third best single-season mark in school history...her 15 blocks against Loretto High School in 2005 are tied for the third best single-match record...as a senior, she helped lead the Thunder to a 34-8 overall record, an 11-2 conference mark and a fourth-place finish in the Div. II Northern California playoffs...high school teammates with fellow Hornet middle hitter Kelsey Elston.
Personal
Born Feb. 20, 1990...parents are Todd and Teri Wilson...a kinesiology major...played in the summer of 2008, along with Hornet teammate Kelsey Elston, for the 18-under Gold Cal Junior Club volleyball team, coached by current Hornet head coach Ruben Volta...that team placed fifth in the American Division at the Junior Olympics...also a member of the 16-under Gold Cal Junior Club which placed third at the Junior Olympics in 2006...has played for Gold Cal since 2006 after spending two years with the Rocklin Volleyball Club (2004-05).
|