Thaliana Grajeda Season 2016

Fourth season at San José State…three-time Academic All-Mountain West honoree.
 
2018: All-Mountain West honorable mention honoree…starting middle blocker for the Spartans… started all 27 matches on the year...averaged 1.87 kills and 0.82 blocks per set...hit .323 for the season...led the team in hitting against Jacksonville at .667 with nine kills on 12 attempts and only one error...hit .625 against South Dakota State...13 kills against North Florida, 12 kills against Fresno State and at San Diego State, 11 in wins over San Diego State and at Fresno State and 10 kills in wins over Nevada and Air Force...five service aces in a home match with UNLV, four aces in a home win over New Mexico and three service aces at UNLV...five digs against Air Force, four digs at home versus UNLV and three digs in seven matches...two solo blocks against Wyoming, Nevada and at San Diego State...seven block assists at Nevada, six block assists against Utah State, five block assists versus San Diego State and four block assists in five matches...eight total blocks at Nevada, seven total blocks against Utah State, six against San Diego State and five total blocks against Wyoming and Nevada...named to the USF Invitational All-Tournament team…MW Offensive Player of the Week on November 19 after leading the team to a 2-0 week with wins at Fresno State and San Diego State…hit .413 for the week and averaged 3.44 points per set.
 
MOUNTAIN WEST ALL-STAR TEAM:  Member of the 2018 Mountain West All-Star team that finished second at the 2018 European Global Challenge…played along with teammate Laura Parts.
 
2017: Starting middle blocker for the Spartans…started 23 matches at middle blocker…averaged 1.79 kills and 0.76 blocks per set…hit .269 for the year…career-best 16 kills at Drake…added 13 kills in a win over Colorado State, 12 versus New Mexico, 11 at New Mexico and versus Wyoming…10 kills at San Diego and at Boise State…six blocks at Drake, at San Diego State and at New Mexico…five blocks in a win over Pepperdine and UNLV…four blocks in six matches…four digs against New Mexico, three at UNLV and versus Wyoming and two in three matches…recorded her first service aces at New Mexico and two at UNLV.
 
2016: Starter at middle blocker...played in all 30 matches and 111 sets...averaged 1.47 kills and 0.93 blocks per set...season-high 11 block assists against Southern Utah, fourth-highest total in school history...ninth player in school history to record 11 blocks in a match...added nine block assists against Manhattan, seven at Air Force and six versus North Texas...season-high 14 kills against Long Beach State...13 kills against UNLV, 11 versus New Mexico and 10 kills versus Cal State Fullerton, Air Force and San Diego State...assists against Cal State Fullerton, New Mexico, Colorado State and at Air Force...two digs at Houston and Air Force and versus Long Beach State...hit .643 against San Diego State (10-1-14) and .450 versus Air Force (10-1-20).
 
HIGH SCHOOL:  Graduated from Clovis East High School in 2016…four-year starter in volleyball for coach Vicki Samarin…2015 Fresno Bee Co-Player of the Year with teammate Christina Tran…2015 team finished with a school-record 33-9 record…won the school’s first Tri-River Athletic Conference and section Division I titles…made first appearance in the CIF state playoff…recorded 397 kills her senior year…team won the John Riding Memorial Hard Driven Volleyball Challenge…listed on the 2014 AVCA Phenom List.
 
CLUB:  Played for Central Cal Volleyball Club and coaches Jeff Wanderer and Kieran Roblee…played at the 2016 USA Junior National Championship in Milwaukee…won the USA Pacific Northwest Qualifier to advance.
 
PERSONAL:  Majoring in biology science/systems physiology with a minor in chemistry…thinking of working as a forensic biologist after graduation…three-time Academic All-Mountain West honoree…likes singing and dancing…Thaliana Kimberly Grajeda was born in Fresno, Calif.