Leah Swiss '14 Recruiting Profile

My name is Leah Swiss. I am 6'0" and weigh 170 pounds. I have played volleyball since I was 9 years old and soccer since I was 4. While I enjoy playing soccer, I have decided to focus on volleyball as that is the sport I want to play at the collegiate level. My primary position is OH, but I have also trained for RH and MH. I have played for Dimond High School since my freshman year and have been a starter for all four years.  In 2012/13, Dimond High School took first place in the State of Alaska and I was awarded 2012 Alaska Volleyball Gatorade Player of the Year. I was also awarded Best Outside Hitter, MVP of the State Championship, and was on First Team All-Conference and All-State.  I play for Midnight Sun Volleyball Club (Anchorage) and have traveled with Arctic Volleyball Association (MatSu Valley) and the Arctic Ninjas (Fairbanks).  My Midnight Sun 18 team won the national championship at the 2013 Volleyball Festival on June 27, 2013 in Phoenix, AZ.

Links to the June 2013 games at the Volleyball Festival are:  CHAMPIONSHIP Midnight Sun 18 v. Legacy 18 Elite 18 Black 6.27.13 (minute 22) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hqt0Hx5F-4; SEMI FINAL Midnight Sun 18 v. NM Juniors 18 Black 6.26.13 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkl2-o8ifJg; and QUARTER FINAL Midnight Sun 18 v. Aspire 18 Black - first game 6.26.13 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Esr6BKOY8Y.  I am player #10. 

I have been a starter for the Dimond High School soccer team since freshman year.  My team placed first in the State of Alaska for the 2013 season, and I was named First Team All-Conference Utility Player.

I am open minded about the size of the college, and I am willing to view any location.  I am keeping my options open for majors. I finished my junior year with a 4.0 GPA and my cumulative GPA is a 3.61.

I have a strong passion for the game of volleyball and I am set on playing this amazing sport in college.