PROVO, Utah — BYU women’s volleyball head coach Heather Olmstead has announced the addition of four newcomers to the Cougars’ program.
Transfer libero/defensive specialist Kaieva Johnson will join three members of the Cougars’ 2024 recruiting class on campus during BYU’s winter semester: outside hitter Blaykli Bobik, setter Alex Bower and middle blocker Abby Hoybjerg.
Johnson is a 5-foot-8 sophomore out of Riverton, Utah who comes to Provo after playing one season at the University of Utah. The libero/defensive specialist recorded 63 digs in 21 matches played for the Utes, also recording eight assists and three service aces.
A six-foot-one outside hitter from Queen Creek, Arizona, Bobik was named to the 2024 PrepVolleyball Top 150 recruit list, as well as the outlet’s SCVA all-tournament team in 2023. The Queen Creek High School graduate was also a 2023 PrepVolleyball 17U club All-American.
Bower hails from Nampa, Idaho and is a four-time Idaho state champion at Skyview High School who has never lost to an Idaho team during her four-year career. The five-foot-eleven setter is a four-time all-state honoree and two-time PrepVolleyball and MaxPreps All-American, as well as the 2023 Idaho Gatorade Player of the Year.
A 6-foot-2 middle blocker from El Dorado Hills, California, Hoybjerg is a 2021 PrepVolleyball Top 150 recruit. She has been invited to the Under Armour All-American Camp twice, and is a two-time CIF section champion at Oak Ridge High School.
The Cougars’ spring 2024 scrimmage schedule will be announced at a later date.