SPU: Five-year letterwinner. ... GNAC Player of the Year and GNAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2023, the first player ever to win both awards in the same season. ... All-GNAC 1st Team in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, earning unanimous selection all three. ... GNAC Preseason Player of the Year in 2024. ... Unanimous Preseason All-GNAC in 2022, 2023, and 2024. ... AVCA All-West Region 1st team in 2023 and Honorable Mention in 2021 and 2024 ... D2CCA All-West Region 1st team in 2023 and 2024. ... AVCA 2nd team All-American in 2023. ... AVCA Honorable Mention All-American in 2021, the first All-American for the Falcons since 2011. Earned Honorable Mention again in 2024 ... D2CCA 2nd team All-American in 2024. ... NCAA D2 blocks per set champion in 2023 (1.63) and 2024 (1.53), and total blocks champion in 2023 (160). ... CoSIDA Academic All-District in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2021 2022, 2023 and 2024. ... Two-time GNAC Defensive Player of the Week in 2024: Oct. 14 after recording 16 total blocks in matches at Western Washington and Simon Fraser, and Nov. 4 after breaking the conference's career total blocks record. ... Three-time GNAC Defensive Player of the Week in 2023: First on Oct. 2 after a combined 14 blocks (including a career-high tying 5 solos at Anchorage) as the Falcons went 2-0 on their Alaska road trip; then on Oct. 23 after a combined 20 blocks in victories at Central Washington and Northwest Nazarene, and finally on Oct. 30 after a combined 19 blocks in home victories against the Alaskas. ... GNAC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 3, 2022 after combined totals of 20 kills and just 1 error on 31 attacks for a .613 hitting percentage in wins against Western Oregon (3-1) and Saint Martin's (3-0). ... GNAC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 20, 2021 after hitting .500 against Northwest Nazarene and .526 against Central Washington to help SPU win both matches. ... Was named GNAC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 25 after a combined 14 total blocks in victories against No. 24 Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Fairbanks. That made her just the 11th player in conference history to win both awards in the same season. ... 2-time GNAC Defensive Player of the Week in 2020-21: first on March 2 after making her college debut with 18 total blocks and in a season-opening doubleheader sweep at Northwest University on Feb 28, and then on May 10 after a 10-block performance in a home doubleheader sweep of Western Oregon.
5th year (2024): Played in and started all 27 matches and all 103 sets. ... For the second year in a row, led NCAA Division II in block per set (1.53). Finished No. 6 in total blocks with 158. ... On Nov. 2 at Alaska Fairbanks, broke the GNAC career total blocks record when she recorded her 598th, a combined effort with Emily Tulino. ... Finished with 629 career blocks. No. 2 on SPU's all-time list. ... Set a career high with 14 total blocks and tied career high with 10 block assists on Nov. 9 at home against Western Washington. ... On Nov. 23 at home against Montana State Billings in her final match as a Falcon, tied her career high with 16 kills and delivered her second service ace. ... Had at least 3 blocks in every match. ... Recorded two kill-block double-doubles: 12 and 10 agains Saint Martin's on Oct. 19, then 10 and 14 in the Nov. 9 match against Western Washington, giving her five for her career. ... Had 11 double-digit kills matches.
Senior (2023): Played in and started all 27 matches, and saw action in 98 of the 101 sets. … NCAA Division II leader in blocks per set (1.63) and No. 2 in total blocks (160). ... Her 10 points (8 kills, 4 block assists) in the NCAA West Regionals against Cal State Los Angeles pushed her past 1,000 career points. Now has 1,000.5. … 5 matches of double-digit blocks. ... Tied school single-match hitting record of .833 (10 kills-0 errors-12 attacks) vs Cal State San Marcos on Sept. 2. … … Tied career high with 5 solo blocks at Alaska Anchorage on Sept. 30. .. Tied career high with 11 total blocks at Central Washington on Oct. 19. ... Total of 6 GNAC Defensive Player of Week awards and 2 Offensive Player of Week awards for her career.
Junior (2022): Started all 26 matches and played all 100 sets. ... Recorded a career-high 5 solo blocks at Alaska Fairbanks on Oct. 15. ... Had a double-double of 12 kills and 10 blocks on Nov. 10 at home against Simon Fraser, including the 300th block of her career. ... Had five matches with no hitting errors. That included two in a row, 11 kills-0 errors-16 attacks for a .688 hitting percentage vs Saint Martin's on Oct. 1, and 10 kills-0 errors-15 attacks for .667 hitting on Oct. 8 at home against Montana State Billings. ... Those were also two of her six matches with double-digit kills. ... Her lasdt kill in the Saint Martin's match was the 500th of her career ... After not having a block in the season opener against Winona State, logged at least one block in the other 25 matches ... For the season, had three matches of .300-plus hitting, five of .400-plus, three of .500-plus, and three of .600-plus. ... Notched her 600th and 700th career points.
Sophomore (2021): Played in 23 of the 25 matches with 22 starts, totaling 85 of the 91 sets. ... Had the top hitting percentage (.333) and the No. 2 blocking average (1.35 per set) in the GNAC. ... Had seven matches of .300-plus hitting, two of .400-plus, two of .500-plus, one of .600 plus, and one of .700-plus, a career-high .727 (8 kills-0 errors-11 attacks) at home against Western Oregon on Oct. 2. ... Got her hands on 115 total blocks with 13 solo. Of those 115, had a career-high 11 (2 solo-9 block assist) at home against Central Washington on Sept. 18. ... Posted two kill-block double-doubles: 12 kills-11 blocks in that Central Washington match, then 11 kills-10 blocks on Oct. 23 at home against Alaska Fairbanks. ... Totaled 217 kills, including 10 matches in double digits. Of those double-digit performances, four came in matches against teams that ultimately made it to the NCAA Tournament: 14 vs. St. Cloud State, 12 in the first contest against Central, 11 against Simon Fraser, and 14 in the rematch against Central. ... A kill late in Set 4 of the season finale at Northwest Nazarene on Nov. 20 was her 500th career point.
Freshman (2020-21): Played in all 18 matches with 15 starts totaling 67 of the 69 games. ... Led the Falcons in total blocks with 90, ranking No. 1 in the GNAC at 1.34 per game. Her 7 solos tied for the second-highest total in the conference. ... Hammered 170 kills, an average of 2.54 per game. ... Had a .340 hitting percentage that was No. 2 in the GNAC and the fifth-highest single-season mark in SPU history and the highest by a Falcon since 2012. ... Made her college debut in a doubleheader at Northwest University on Feb. 27, recording nine block assists in the first match, then eight block assists, one solo, and 10 kills on .316 hitting in the second one. ... Set a career high of 10 total blocks (all block assists) in the first half of a home doubleheader against Central Washington on April 3, a match SPU won in four games. In the nightcap, had five more blocks, plus 14 kills on .290 hitting as the Falcons won in five games. ... Hammered a career-high 16 kills on .500 hitting (16-3-26) in a five-gamer to open a doubleheader at Saint Martin's on March 2. ... Hit a career-best .667 (9-1-12) in the second half of a home doubleheader against Western Oregon on May 8, as the Falcons won both matches in three. ... Of the18 matches, hit in the .300s in four, the .400s in two, and the .500s in three.
Personal: Hannah Jo Hair. … Exercise science major.
Reason she chose SPU: “When I was looking for a school, I wanted somewhere that could help me grow athletically, academically, and spiritually. After visiting SPU, I knew that it was the perfect place for me to spend my four years.”
Walla Walla High School: Three-time All Mid-Columbia Conference. … MCC Player of the Year as a senior in 2019. … 3rd team All-American, team MVP and team Most Valuable Offensive Player after compiling stats of 148 kills, .432 hitting, and 65 total blocks as the Blue Devils went 13-5 and advanced to the district playoffs. … 2nd team All-State, team Most Valuable Defensive Player and Most Valuable Teammate as a junior in 2018 after helping Walla Walla reach the Class 4A (large school) Washington state tournament. … Team Most Valuable Offensive Player as a sophomore. … Team MVP as a freshman. … Team captain as a junior and senior.
Fun facts: Has played volleyball for seven years prior to arriving at SPU. …
If not for volleyball, would like to try playing lacrosse. …
Favorite sport to watch is football. …
Dumbest movie she has ever seen is “Jack and Jill.” …
Book she just couldn’t put down was “Looking for Alaska.” …
Favorite junk food is ice cream. …
Favorite healthy food is quinoa. …
Favorite TV program is “Parks and Recreation.” …
Favorite sports team is the Dallas Cowboys. …
Favorite athlete is former UCLA volleyball player Kyra Rogers. …
Her dream car is a Range Rover. …
Loves to shop for shoes. …
If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be actor Chris Pratt. She would serve “a good burger because he seems like the kind of guy who would appreciate a good burger.” …
If she could be any action hero, would be Iron Man. …
Her friends call her Han. …
In 10 years, plans to be working as an orthopedic PA or as a coach. …
Says one of her best life experiences was a mission trip to Mexico to help fix houses and spend time with the kids.
CAREER STATISTICS
Yr GP K E TA Pct Ast Ace D BS BA TB Pts
20 67 170 42 377 .340 7 1 22 7 83 90 219.5
21 85 217 62 466 .333 3 0 21 13 102 115 281.0
22 100 181 48 385 .345 7 0 14 11 95 106 239.5
23 98 163 42 388 .312 11 0 28 35 125 160 260.5
24 103 217 52 489 .337 10 1 35 28 130 158 311.0
TOT 453 948 246 2105 .xxx 38 2 120 94 535 629 1311.5
