Pepperdine University Athletics

RECORDS:
Season:
10^th – 1.19 blocks/set

HONORS AND AWARDS:
All WCC honorable mention – 2023 
WCC All-Freshman Team – 2022
CSC Academic All-District first team – 2023 
WCC All-Academic honorable mention – 2023
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ‘silver’ honors – 2022, 2023 
Pepperdine Scholar Athlete – 2022, 2023 
 
PEPPERDINE 2024: Redshirted for the 2024 season.

PEPPERDINE 2023: Started in 27 out of 28 matches played, totaling 90 sets played … Tallied 136 kills, 76 blocks, and 35 digs … Averaged one block per set, and posted 13 solo rejections … Posted a season high 11 kills against Liberty (9/10) … Led the team in blocks in nine matches. 

PEPPERDINE 2022: Appeared in 29 out of the 30 Waves matches, and started 28 during her freshman debut … Lead the team in blocks, totaling 118 … Posted a season-best eight blocks against San Francisco (10/29) ... Tallied 143 kills on a .217 clip … Lead the team in blocks per set, averaging 1.19. 

CLUB: Played for Momentum Volleyball Club for three years and Rockwood Thunder Volleyball Club for five years … Finished third at the 18 Open and helped her team win the Boston Volleyfest qualifier.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from John Burroughs School in St. Louis, Mo. in 2022 … Lettered four years on varsity playing every position for JBS in the Metro League … Throughout her career, tabbed 1,164 kills, 200 blocks, 700 digs and 180 aces … In her senior campaign, marked Metro League Player of the Year and All-Metro League honors … Also garnered All-State and All-District first team acclaim … Earned a spot on the AVCA Best and Brightest first team in 2021 after breaking the JBS career kills school record … Also garnered All-Metro League and All-District second team honors in basketball in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in Political Science at Pepperdine and has aspirations to become an agent for professional athletes … Also hopes to attend the Caruso School of Law after completing her undergraduate degree … Daughter of Mallory and Preston Polk … Has three siblings: Marcus, Mason and Charlotte.
 
FAVORITES: Stephen Curry (pro athlete) … It Ends with Us (book) … Get Out (movie) … Stranger Things (tv show) … Giveon (musical artist) … Sweet Potato Fries (food) … basketball or football (sports other than volleyball) … photography, painting and hanging out with friends (hobbies/pastimes).