Anya Pemberton '21 Recruiting Profile

Update: February 2024

**In the Fall 2025-26 Academic year, I plan to use my 5th year of NCAA Eligibility competing for a competitive Indoor Volleyball program, while earning my Masters//Graduate Degree.

**Will be entering the Transfer Portal this fall 2024, to begin the active recruiting process to play Indoor Volleyball for the 2025-26 academic year.

**I am currently a Junior at ASU, and this past Fall 2023, I was awarded ASU Student-Athlete of the Semester (1 of 4 awardees from all D1 ASU Sports)
As a starting Beach Volleyball student-athlete since my Freshman year, I am earning my Undergraduate Degree in Neuroscience, and hope to focus on Biochemistry and Physics for my Graduate Degree.  

2019….
**VERBALLY COMMITTED TO ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOR BEACH VOLLEYBALL in 2021**

 ANYA PEMBERTON CLASS OF 2021

Indoor: OUTSIDE/MIDDLE/RIGHT    

Beach: BLOCKER / SPLIT BLOCKER

Approach touch 9'11.5" - Block touch 9'6.5" - Vertical 26.5" - Standing Broad Jump 7.51' - Triple Jump 22.74' - 40m Sprint 5.50

I am a 6' tall student athlete in the 12th Grade. My GPA is 4.0 and I am a starter and a leader for my club and school teams as OH/MB. I have 3 Provincial Titles earned in the past 3 years (1 for beach and 2 for indoor), and my Kelowna Owls high school squad just repeated as 2019 AAAA BC Provincial Champions in a 3 set sweep  against a tough and talented Lord Tweedsmuir team. 

It has been an honour to be part of those wins and I am so thankful for my amazing coaches and teammates.

https://www.bcssvolleyballchampionships.ca/news/4a-girls-owls-shake-off-early-deficit-soar-to-seco

I train weekly with Volleyball Canada's Regional Excellence Program and attend Canadian Sport School 4 -half days per week during my school year to develop strength, endurance and speed in addition to maintaining a focus on academics.  I also train with our Provincial TEAM BC program several times per year to help prepare us as select athletes to excel and compete at the National level.

I have won 3 (Three) Division 1  Provincial Championships (beach/indoor) and was awarded 2018 Provincial Tournament MVP (Indoor). For my High School, I was named to the All-Star Team at Provincials, and received Team MVP for our school season. My mental game is disciplined, allowing me to remain focused and intentional in high pressure scenarios, and I possess a winning attitude, celebrating every point and encouraging my teammates to be the best they can be.

COACHING: I really enjoy coaching younger kids and introducing them to the sport I love. I've had numerous coaching opportunities with my club, and have held a paid position helping coach Volleyball BC's Atomic program for 9-12 year olds. Most recently, I have been a volunteer coach for a week-long camp for Grades 7-9 for the UBCO Heat Volleyball Camp. I also play club volleyball for the 18U Junior Heat team as a 6-rotation MB/OH. 

Experience and Successes:

* 2020 Provincially Carded Athlete - athletes identified for Canada's National Team pathway 

* 2020 TeamBC Select 18U and 2020 TeamBC Beach 20U (still 16 years old)

* 2019 Team Canada 17U Youth National Team selection camp in Toronto, ON: 12 athletes chosen from 35 invited + I am still a 15yo athlete

* 2019 17U Jr Heat Volleyball Team a Regional all-star college prep club (as an underage athlete, I earned a starting position this season)

* 2018 Awarded MVP Indoor BC Provincial Championship Tournament (15U)

* 2018 Awarded Provincial Team ALL STAR for High School Junior Girls Provincial Championships

* 2018 Awarded MVP of KSS OWLS Jr Girls Volleyball Team

* 2018 Indoor TEAM BC Red & Blue Team 16/17U - Alternate OH/MB to train for 14 days in preparation for Canada Cup (playing 2 years up)

* 2018 Indoor TEAM BC 15U - Zone 2 / OKANAGAN

* 2018 Indoor 15U BC PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS, 1st Place in Div1/Tier1 (63 teams)

* 2018 RBC TRAINING GROUND Finalist, top 100 athletes: EXPLOSIVE POWER, SPEED, ENDURANCE, STRENGTH

* 2017 BC PROVINCIAL BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPION - Tier 1 Div 1 15U

* 2017 TEAM BC 14U Camp, and selected as an MVP at the Provincial Team BC Baden Cup

My goal is to continue playing university volleyball at a highly competitive level while pursuing an education in the area of sciences. I successfully balance my studies/training with volunteering in my community and even fitting in some down-time hanging out with friends, reading and drawing. My extra-curricular activities include: volunteering every month in the nursery at my church, fundraising to help pay for my volleyball season and travel costs, and coaching youth volleyball.

Thanks for taking the time to read my profile and considering me as a potential student-athlete.  I'm excited about taking the next steps in my academic and volleyball career and cannot wait to compete at the college level. 

Anya Pemberton - Class of 2021

[email protected] / 250-864-8366 / Kelowna, BC, Canada

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Contact: Lana Simic at NCSA - [email protected]