Personal
- B.S. in sports medicine from BYU, 1997
- Married to Jesse Gant, former setter for the BYU men’s volleyball program
- Has four children and resides in California
Career Highlights
- Five-time All-American
- Volleyball Magazine Honorable Mention 1995, 1996
- AVCA Second Team1995
- AVCA First Team 1997
- Volleyball Magazine First Team 1997
- Named to the Mountain Region All-Tournament Team 1996
- Named to the East Region NCAA All-Tournament Team 1997
- Two-time AVCA National Player of the Week 11/5/96, 9/8/87
- Named to the AVCA All-District VII First Team 1995, 1996, 1997
- WAC Player of the Year 1995
- WAC Mountain Division Player of the Year 1997
- All-WAC First Team 1995, 1996, 1997
- Seven-time WAC Player of the Week
- Cougar Club Y Award-Leona Holbrook Spirit of Sport 1997, 1998
- Fifth all-time at BYU in season kills per game (5.13 kpg in 1997)
- Tenth all-time at BYU in season hitting percentage (.369 in 1997)
- Tied for fifth all-time at BYU in season block assists (180 in 1996)
- Tied for eighth all-time at BYU in season total blocks (204 in 1996)
- Fourth all-time at BYU in career kills (1775)
- Fourth all-time at BYU in career kills per game (3.95)
- Fourth all-time at BYU in career block solos (100)
- Third all-time at BYU in career block assists (594)
- Third all-time at BYU in career blocks (694)
- Third all-time at BYU in career blocks per game (1.56)
- Led the team in kills 1995, 1996, 1997
- Led the team in hitting percentage 1995, 1997
- Led the team in service aces 1995
- Led the team in blocks 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Before BYU
- MVP of Cherry Creek High in Colorado and Laguna Hills High in California
- First Team All-State in Colorado 1992
- 6A Tournament MVP 1992
- Denver Post Player of the Year after leading her team to the 6A State Title 1992
- MVP of the Pacific Coast League and All-CIF in California 1993
- Highly recruited out of high school
- UVSBA Rocky Mountain Region All-Star Team 1992
- Mizuno All-American All-Star team 1993
- Mission Valley Blue club team won 1994 Davis/Nike Festival Championship
- Ranked No. 1 in the nation
- Mizuno Prep All-America 1992, 1993
After BYU
- Went on to compete on the 1998 U.S. National Team
- Color analyst for television networks including ESPN2, The Mtn. and Fox Sports
Post BYU Honors and Societies
- Named a national finalist for NCAA Woman of the Year 1998
- Inducted into the BYU Hall of Fame 2009
STATS
CAREER MATCH HIGHS
KILLS: 23 vs. Wyoming, 11/03/95
HITTING PERCENTAGE: .667 (17-3-21) vs. Tulsa, 11/15/96
ACES: 5 vs. Georgia, 09/09/95
DIGS: 24 vs. Nebraska, 08/30/96
BLOCKS: 14 vs. Colorado St., 11/27/96
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
Year GP K E A Pct.SA SE RE BS BA TB BE Dig Ast.
1994 100 243 131 624 .179 2 7 3 23 110 133 17 78 15
1995 110 449 176 995 .274 35 65 22 27 144 171 22 278 28
1996 122 489 183 1136 .269 24 87 15 24 180 204 21 274 17
Total 332 1181 490 2755 .251 61 159 38 74 434 508 60 630 60
