2026 Women's Volleyball Roster

Ryan Young
Thomas Christensen
Ryan Young
Thomas Christensen
Darryl Oumi

18 BayLea Sparks

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • High School Fruita Monument High School
  • Hometown Grand Junction, CO
  • Major Finance

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (AT USD AND HIGH POINT)
  • All-WCC Honorable Mention (2025)
  • WCC Defensive Player of the Week (September 1, 2025)
  • Big South All-Conference First Team (2024)
  • Big South Player of the Week (November 4, 2024)
  • Big South Presidential Honor Roll (2022)
  • Big South Freshman of the Week (September 25, 2023 and October 16, 2023)
  • CSC All-District Team (2023)
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2025)
  • All-WCC Honorable Mention
  • WCC Defensive Player of the Week (September 1)
  • Appeared in 29 matches while playing 105 sets 
  • Recorded a .456 hitting percentage on 123 kills with five assists 
  • Also logged 10 digs, 118 total blocks (15 solo, 103 assists), for 189.5 points 
  • Registered two double-digit kill matches, including a season-high 12 kills at Santa Clara (November 22) 
  • Logged at least one block in 28 of 29 matches while recording a career-high 10 block assists against St. Mary’s (CA) (November 8)
  • The 10 block assists are tied for the fourth-most block assists in a single match in program history
  • Totaled eight kills while hitting .571 alongside four block assists, a dig, and an assist against Kansas State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (December 5)
PREVIOUS SCHOOL (2022-2024)
  • Spent the first three seasons of her college career at High Point University in North Carolina
  • Helped the Panthers win Big South Regular Season and Tournament Championships in 2022, 2023, and 2024
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2024 AT HIGH POINT)
  • Started all 28 games that she appeared in, playing in 103 sets 
  • Ranked second on her team in blocks with 105, averaging 1.02 per set
  • Broke the High Point program record in single-match blocks with 13 at USC Upstate (October 11)
  • Added 178 kills, averaging 1.73 kills per set on a .393 hitting percentage 
  • Posted a career-high 13 kills versus Winthrop (November 1)
  • Added 13 digs and five assists
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2023 AT HIGH POINT)
  • Started 27 of the 29 matches she appeared in, playing in 90 sets
  • Totaled 131 kills, averaging 1.46 kills per set 
  • Finished the season with a .344 hitting percentage
  • Posted an .800 hitting percentage by going 8-for-10 on attack against Radford (September 22), which was the highest recorded by a High Point Player in a single match during the 2023 season (min. 10 attempts)
  • Recorded a season-high 10 kills at Charleston Southern (October 14)
  • Ranked second on her team with 96 blocks
  • Finished second in the Big South in block average with 1.07 per game
  • Had a season-high 10 blocks versus Davidson (September 10)
  • Reached 11 digs on the season with a season-high two versus Radford (September 22)
  • Also had three assists
FRESHMAN (2022 AT HIGH POINT)
  • Did not appear in any games for the Panthers
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
  • Attended Fruita Monument High School in Fruita, Colorado, where she earned All-Conference honors
  • Posted a 4.0 GPA and was named a Superintendent Scholar in addition to being selected to the 5A All-State Academic Team
  • Played for United Volleyball Club of the Rockies
PERSONAL
  • Born to Jery and Kelly Sparks in Grand Junction, Colorado
  • Her mother played volleyball at Trinidad State College

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2025Redshirt Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    18
  • 18

    2026Redshirt Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'2"
    18