Women's Volleyball Recruiting / California / Westlake Village, CA / Oaks Christian High School / Manaia Ogbechie
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Manaia Ogbechie '25 Recruiting Profile
ClubOaks VBC
Height6'3"
Age18
Primary PositionMiddle Hitter
Secondary PositionOutside Hitter
Dominant HandRight
Approach Jump10 ft 6in
Block Jump10 ft 3in
Standing Reach8ft 3in
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Hi!! My name is Manaia Ogbechie (pronounced ma-NY-yah o-BAY-chay).
I was born in Manhattan NYC and moved to Southern California when I was very young and I'm now the oldest of 5 children. Living by the coast with such beautiful weather has allowed me to competitively pursue my interests in both indoor and beach volleyball year round.
I’m 16 years old and part of the class of 2025 at Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, CA. I am both Middle Blocker for my high school and club team, Oaks Volleyball Club. As a rising sophomore, I am 6' 2” and currently touching 10’ 4” for my approach jump. At the net, I have power, hops, great footwork, excellent vision, dynamic offensive skills, and formidable defense. I have also excelled in the back row and pride myself in bringing positive energy to teammates when we compete.
See for yourself! Please check out my highlight videos at NCSA (Manaia Ogbechie | 6' 2" 185 lbs | 2025 | Middle Blocker) or Hudl.com (Manaia Ogbechie | 6' 2" 185 lbs | 2025 | Middle Blocker)
I am seeking the most competitive academic and athletic environment for my college experience. I am a disciplined and intrinsically motivated student athlete with ambition to major in Economics, compete for a team built upon a culture of success, and become a business leader after graduate school.
Having learned from the examples of both my father, Nkem Ogbechie, who played football at Stanford and earned a Human Biology degree, and my aunt, Kaego Ogbechie, who had a Hall of Fame volleyball career at Harvard and earned an Economics degree, I’m excited about earning an opportunity for admission into an elite university and reputable Economics program while competing alongside great coaches and a talented team.
While my high school season schedule is not yet posted (Manaia Ogbechie | Middle Blocker '25 | High School Schedule), I am really hoping to compete with you in the gym next Spring during my sophomore club season.
Good luck this season! I wish you and your team success!
Grateful,
Manaia
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 3 years
- Varsity Starter
- 3 years
- 2023 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #15
Individual Awards
- 1st Team All-Conference, 1st Team All-County, 1st Team All-Region, 1st Team All-Area, 1st Team All-State, NCSAA 1st Team All-American, NCSAA Far West Super Region Team, Lions Scholar (Achieving Above 3.50 GPA) , Heart of a Lion (Integrity, Resilience, Commitment)
Team Awards
- Conference Champs
- 2022 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #15
Individual Awards
- NCSAA 1st Team All-American, NCSAA Far West Super Region Team, Lions Scholar (Achieving Above 3.50 GPA) , Heart of a Lion (Integrity, Resilience, Commitment), 1st Team All-State, 1st Team All-Area, 1st Team All-Region, 1st Team All-County, 1st Team All-Conference
Team Awards
- Sectional 2nd Place, Conference Champs
- 2021 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #15
Individual Awards
- 2nd Team All-Conference, Lions Scholar (Achieving Above 3.50 GPA)
Team Awards
- Conference Champs, Sectional 2nd Place, 10-0 in Conference Play, Ranked in Top 100 (of 1,250+ California Schools) by MaxPreps
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 7 seasons
- 2023 Oaks VBC (16-1)
- 2022 Oaks Volleyball Club CA (15-1)
- Middle Blocker (Starter) - Finished 12 / 242 in the Southern California Volleyball Association; Team earned placement within Premier Volleyball League (top 36 teams in Southern California)
- 2021 Oaks Volleyball Club CA (14-1)
- Middle Blocker (Starter) - Finished 21 / 187 in the Southern California Volleyball Association; Team earned placement within Premier Volleyball League (top 36 teams in Southern California); Did not play through February 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
- 2020 Oaks Volleyball Club CA (13-1)
- Middle Blocker (Starter) - Finished 13 / 172 in the Southern California Volleyball Association (SCVA)
- 2019 Oaks Volleyball Club CA (13-1)
- Middle Blocker (Starter) - Finished 41 / 163 in the Southern California Volleyball Association (SCVA)
- 2018 Oaks Volleyball Club CA (13-1)
- Middle Blocker (Starter) - Finished 44 / 161 in the Southern California Volleyball Association (SCVA)
- 2017 Oaks Volleyball Club CA (12-1)
- Middle Blocker (Starter) - Finished 102 / 183 in the Southern California Volleyball Association (SCVA)
Coach References
- High School Head Coach
- Julie Bennett
- Club Coach
- Jennifer Wrightson-Baklenko
- Club Coach
- Carrie Wright
- Club Coach
- Carrie Halvorsen
Events
- Camp/Event
- Yale University - Volleyball Camp (Camp 3)
- 7/29/23 to 7/30/23
- Camp/Event
- Princeton Volleyball Camp 2
- 7/22/23 to 7/23/23
- Camp/Event
- Stanford University - Individual Skills Camp (Camp 4)
- 7/13/23 to 7/16/23
- Camp/Event
- Harvard University - Crimson Volleyball Camp (Session 2)
- 7/10/23 to 7/12/23
- Camp/Event
- 2023 Under Armour Next High School Volleyball Selection Camps
- 7/07/23 to 7/07/23
- Camp/Event
- Northwestern Elite Skills Clinic II
- 7/07/23 to 7/07/23
- Camp/Event
- USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships
- 7/03/23 to 7/06/23
- Camp/Event
- UCLA Elite One-Day Camp - Elite Camp #2
- 6/19/23 to 6/19/23
- Camp/Event
- Rice University College Experience Camp
- 6/17/23 to 6/17/23
- Camp/Event
- The Texas Experience Camp
- 6/06/23 to 6/08/23
- Camp/Event
- Duke Prospect Camp
- 6/05/23 to 6/06/23
- Camp/Event
- Southern California Volleyball Association (SCVA) SoCal Championships
- 6/03/23 to 6/04/23
- Camp/Event
- 2023 JVA West Coast Cup
- 5/27/23 to 5/29/23
- Camp/Event
- 2023 Far Western Girls Qualifier
- 4/28/23 to 4/30/23
- Camp/Event
- Southern California Volleyball Association (SCVA) Mandatory 3
- 4/22/23 to 4/22/23
- Camp/Event
- Southern California Volleyball Association (SCVA) Mandatory 2
- 3/25/23 to 3/25/23
- Camp/Event
- 2023 JVA Watch List Class of 2025
- 3/14/23 to 3/14/23
- http://jvavolleyball.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023_JVA_WatchList_Classof2025.pdf
- Camp/Event
- 2023 Red Rock Rave All-Tournament Honorable Mention
- 3/13/23 to 3/13/23
- https://prepvolleyball.com/articles/club-articles/club-features/scva-red-rock-rave-all-tournament-honorable-mention/438341
- Camp/Event
- 2023 Red Rock Rave Girls Qualifier (Week No. 2)
- 3/10/23 to 3/12/23
- Camp/Event
- 2023 Triple Crown NIT
- 2/18/23 to 2/20/23
- Camp/Event
- Southern California Volleyball Association (SCVA) Mandatory 1
- 1/28/23 to 1/28/23
- Camp/Event
- Southern California Volleyball Association (SCVA) Qualifying Day 2
- 1/16/23 to 1/16/23
- Camp/Event
- USA Volleyball National Team Development Program (NTDP)
- 12/27/22 to 12/30/22
- Invited to the 2022 Indoor NTDP Winter Training Series for U17 athletes
- Camp/Event
- 2022 AVCA Phenom College Preparatory Program
- 12/15/22 to 12/17/22
- Camp/Event
- Southern California Volleyball Association (SCVA) Qualifying Day 1
- 12/10/22 to 12/11/22
- Camp/Event
- USA Volleyball National Team Development Program (NTDP)
- 9/23/22 to 9/25/22
- Invited to the 2022 Indoor NTDP Fall Training Series for U16 athletes
- Camp/Event
- San Luis Obispo (SLO) Town Tournament - All Tournament Team
- 9/09/22 to 9/10/22
- Selected as a member of the All-Tournament Team
- Camp/Event
- 2022 PrepVolleyball.com Class of 2025 High School Watch List
- 9/06/22 to 9/06/22
- https://prepvolleyball.com/articles/high-school/high-school-features/prepvolleyball-com-class-of-2025-high-school-watch-list-liberos-and-middles/436052
- Camp/Event
- 2022 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Phenom List
- 8/29/22 to 8/29/22
- https://www.avca.org/events/avca-phenom-list?search=
- Camp/Event
- Yale University - Volleyball Camp (Camp 3)
- 7/30/22 to 7/31/22
- Camp/Event
- USA Volleyball National Team Development Program (NTDP)
- 7/14/22 to 7/18/22
- Invited to the 2022 Indoor NTDP Summer Training Series for U16 athletes
- Camp/Event
- Stanford University - Individual Skills Camp (Camp 4)
- 7/13/22 to 7/16/22
- Camp/Event
- Harvard University - Crimson Volleyball Camp (Session 2)
- 7/11/22 to 7/13/22
- Camp/Event
- AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships
- 6/19/22 to 6/22/22
- Camp/Event
- Pepperdine University - Volleyball Camp (Prospect Camp)
- 6/11/22 to 6/11/22
- Camp/Event
- High Academic College Camp
- 6/04/22 to 6/05/22
- Camp/Event
- JVA / PVL West Coast Cup
- 5/28/22 to 5/30/22
- Camp/Event
- PVL Championships
- 5/14/22 to 5/15/22
- Camp/Event
- SCVA Bid Tournament
- 4/30/22 to 5/01/22
- https://results.advancedeventsystems.com/event/PTAwMDAwMjY4OTc90/divisions/120442/standings
- Camp/Event
- Red Rock Rave National Qualifier
- 4/02/22 to 4/04/22
- https://results.advancedeventsystems.com/event/PTAwMDAwMjY4OTU90/divisions/120419/standings
- Camp/Event
- Pacific Northwest Qualifier
- 3/26/22 to 3/28/22
- https://results.advancedeventsystems.com/event/PTAwMDAwMjcxNjQ90/divisions/121748/standings
- Camp/Event
- 2022 JVA Watch List Class of 2025
- 3/07/22 to 3/07/22
- http://jvavolleyball.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022_JVA_WatchList_Classof_2025.pdf
- Camp/Event
- PVL Tournament 2
- 3/05/22 to 3/06/22
- https://www.premiervbleague.com/results/15-under/
- Camp/Event
- 36th Annual Las Vegas Classic
- 2/19/22 to 2/21/22
- https://results.advancedeventsystems.com/event/PTAwMDAwMjY4OTQ90/divisions/120402/standings/92119
- Camp/Event
- PVL Tournament 1
- 1/29/22 to 1/30/22
- https://www.premiervbleague.com/results/15-under/
- Camp/Event
- PVL Entry Tournament
- 12/18/21 to 12/19/21
- https://www.premiervbleague.com/results/15-under/
- Camp/Event
- SCVA Qualifier 1 Tournament
- 12/11/21 to 12/11/21
- https://www.scvavolleyball.org/file/cb1812e0-6e59-11ec-9c1a-47850bc87549
- Camp/Event
- 2021 CIF State Championships Division 2 - Round 1
- 11/09/21 to 11/09/21
- Following 24-7 season (including 10-0 league championship and placing 2nd in the Southern Section Division 4), we earned a berth to Round 1 of the CIF State Championships Division 2
- Camp/Event
- 2021 CIF Southern Section Regional Division 4 - Championship Game
- 11/06/21 to 11/06/21
- Following 20-6 regular season (including 10-0 league championship), we won 4 straight playoff games and earned a berth to the CIF Southern Section Division 4 Championship Game
- Camp/Event
- 2019 USA Volleyball Indoor High Performance National Training Program
- 7/31/19 to 8/04/19
- USA Volleyball High Performance Invite Only Camp (1 of ~20 middle blockers selected as Tier 1 nationally)
- Camp/Event
- 2018 USA Volleyball Indoor High Performance National Training Program
- 7/10/18 to 7/14/18
- USA Volleyball High Performance Invite Only Camp (1 of ~20 middle blockers selected as Tier 1 nationally)
- Camp/Event
- 2018 USA Volleyball Beach High Performance Spring Training Camp
- 3/30/18 to 4/01/18
- USA Volleyball High Performance Invite Only Camp (selected as Tier 3 nationally)
Additional Sports
- Beach Volleyball
- 3 years
- Club/Travel Team
- 2021 BVCA National Championships Finish (U14): Gold (07/15/21) - 28th of 96 teams 2021 Top CBVA Finishes (U14): - 2nd (Pacific Palisades 08/07/21) 2019 BVCA National Championships Finish (U12): Silver (07/14/19) - 33rd of 58 teams 2019 Top CBVA Fini
- Beach Volleyball
- 1 year
- Varsity Team
Statistics
| Statistic | 2023 Varsity Team | 2023 Oaks VBC | 2022 Varsity Team | 2022 Oaks Volleybal | 2021 Varsity Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack Kills | 257 | 439 | 215 | 664 | 213 |
| Attack Errors | 61 | 143 | 55 | 229 | 53 |
| Total Attempts | 508 | 1039 | 428 | 1426 | 435 |
| Kill Percentage | 50.6% | 42% | 50.2% | 47% | 49.0% |
| Kills/Game | 7.8 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 6.7 |
| Assist Percentage | 24% | 34% | 45% | 24% | 27% |
| Assists/Game | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Solo Blocks | 22 | 47 | 24 | 64 | 19 |
| Assisted Blocks | 102 | 160 | 90 | 93 | 74 |
| Total Blocks | 124 | 207 | 114 | 157 | 93 |
| Blocks/Game | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.9 |
| Digs | 83 | 116 | 54 | 253 | 26 |
| Digs/Game | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 0.8 |
| Receiving Chances | 14 | 57 | 16 | 173 | 14 |
| Receiving Errors | 2 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 3 |
| Receiving Percentage | 86% | 89% | 81% | 88% | 79% |
| Aces | 29 | 37 | 29 | 80 | 16 |
| Aces/Game | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Service Errors | 23 | 26 | 13 | 44 | 20 |
| Serving Percentage | 93% | 95% | 96% | 93% | 84% |
| Games Played | 33 | 68 | 33 | 78 | 32 |
| Matches Played | 33 | 68 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| AVCA VPI Score | N/A | 622.4 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Block Errors | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Blocking Percentage | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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High School Information
High SchoolOaks Christian High School
StateCalifornia
Enrollment900
Phone(818) 575-9900
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. Biology Geometry ChemistryAre you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. US HistoryRegistered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- Awards2022 Head of School's List 2022 Lions Scholar 2021 Head of School's List 2021 Lions Scholar Achieved Math Level K in Kumon – Proficiency includes quadratic, fractional, irrational, and exponential functions; and Achieved Reading Level K in Kumon – Proficiency includes comprehending literary nonfiction, citing evidence to support analysis, as well as figurative, connotative, and technical writing.
- ActivitiesFinished as the 2018 Spelling Bee Quarterfinalist and 2015 District Speech Contest Semifinalist; Participated in 2015-18 Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program; Competed in the 2012-15 Odyssey of the Mind Scholastic Competition; Competed in the 2016-18 Talent Show (singing); Led Church Junior Praise Team and served as the youngest member on the adult Praise Team; Selected as youth representative for Church Education Committee and taught for childcare program; Directed youth church programs for Resurrection Sunday and Christmas; and Provided planning and decorations for church's special events and served meals after services.
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