Pepperdine University Athletics

AWARDS:
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete – 2020, 21
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ‘silver’ honors – 2020, 21
 
PEPPERDINE 2021: Did not see any action as a sophomore.
 
PEPPERDINE 2020: Did not see any action as a true freshman.
 
CLUB/USA: Played for Golden Gate Beach Volleyball Club from 2016 to 2019, while also spending time with Sandlegs Beach Volleyball Club (2016) … Played for Absolute for 15s and San Francisco Tremors 12s, 13s and 14s indoor … Also was a member of the Olympic Club Swim and Water Polo Team from 2009-13 … Earned AAU Junior Olympics qualification in 2018 and 2019 and AVP First National Championship qualification in 2019 … Garnered a Women’s AA rating in 2019 and finished with over a dozen top-five finishes in CBVA 18U and women’s A tournaments in 2018 and 2019 … Also had many top-five finishes in AAU qualifiers, AVP first qualifiers and BVNE showcases … Every indoor club she played for finished top-five in the Northern California region and qualified for the annual Junior National Championships, including a Northern California Regional Championship crown in 2014 and 2015 …
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from The Branson School in Ross, Calif. in 2019 … Lettered three seasons as a middle blocker and opposite under Head Coaches Michelle Brazil and Dancer Styles for Branson in the MCAL … Led her team to MCAL Championship finalist status all four years … On the beach, was a Northern California Regional Champion in 2016, 17 and 18 … Earned the bronze medal at State Championships in 2018 and 4^th place in 2017 and 2016 … On the hardwood, won a Division IV NCS Championship in 2018, 2016 and 2015 … In 2015, led her team to a Division V State Championship … Also lettered one year in cross country, earning a 6^th place finish at the Division V CIF State Championships. 
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in Italian … Born in San Francisco, Calif. … Daughter of Clark Rasmussen and Peggy Lavelle … Has one sibling, Ingrid … Has career aspirations of becoming a psychologist and writer … Her father ran track for Northern Iowa, but took on bicycle racing and won the national velodrome championships … Her mother did not compete in college, but ran marathons, falling just short of Olympic trials qualification by less than a minute – she is a nationally ranked triathlete …
 
FAVORITES: Kerri Walsh-Jennings, Holly McPeak, Sarah Sponcil (pro athletes) … Golden State Warriors (pro team) … The Fault in our Stars by John Green (book) … Mrs. Doubtfire and Annie (movie) … New Girl (TV show) … Shrimp salad (food) … Skiing and Cross Country (sports other than volleyball) … hiking, swimming, going to the beach, reading fictions, reading and writing poetry, spending time with friends and family, cooking, traveling, running and yoga (hobbies and pastimes).