Pepperdine University Athletics

AWARDS:
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete – 2020
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll ‘gold’ honors – 2020
 
PEPPERDINE 2020: Started in all seven duals for the Waves as a transfer graduate student … Amassed a 4-3 overall record with a 3-0 output in the No. 3 position alongside Sutton Mactavish … Also played four matches in the No. 2 slot, amassing one victory alongside Gigi Hernandez, including a two-set 23-21, 21-16 win over #2 UCLA’s Lexi Denaburg and Lindsey Sparks … All her matches were against top-15 nationally ranked programs and all but one was finished in two sets … Season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
MICHIGAN 2015-19: Played four years in Ann Arbor at University of Michigan under Head Coach Mark Rosen in the Big Ten Conference from 2015-19 … In 2019, as a team captain, she earned AVCA All-American second team honors and AVCA All-North Region honors … She was a unanimous 2018 All-Big Ten Conference first team selection and Volleyball Senior CLASS Award Candidate … She tabbed CoSIDA Academic All-District first team honors and was Academic All-Big Ten in 2018 … She Earned player of the week honors on three occasions and was on two All-Tournament Teams that year with one MVP honor … In 2017 as a junior, she earned AVCA All-American third team honors and All-North Region selection … She was named to All-Big Ten first team and was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … Was a CoSIDA Academic All-District first team honoree and garnered Academic All-Big Ten accolades … She earned three player of the week honors and was MVP at the Michigan Challenge … Also earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2016 as a sophomore.
 
CLUB/USA: Played on the Munciana Samurai from 2013-15 and Team Indiana in 2012 … Was named an AAU Nationals All-American in 2014 … Helped Munciana Samurai advance to a runner-up finish at the 2014 AAU Nationals … Helped lead Team Indiana to a third-place finish at the 2014 AAU Nationals.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Carmel High School in Carmel, Ind. in 2015 … Lettered four years as an outside hitter under Head Coach Rich Coleman for CHS in the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference (MIC) … Named PrepVolleyball National Senior Player of the Year in 2014 … Earned AVCA UnderArmour first team honors, USA Today All-America second team honors. 2014 … Was Gatorade Indiana Player of the Year in 2014 and earned MaxPreps All-America second team in 2014 and MIC Player of the Year 2013-14 … Recorded 584 kills, 465 digs, 93 blocks and 33 service aces in her senior season alone and was named #26 Top Senior by PrepVolleyball … Also named to PrepVolleyballs Fab 50 list after her senior season.
 
PERSONAL: Studying towards her masters of science in global business … Born in Indianapolis, Ind. … Daughter of Charlie and Jennifer Skjodt … Has three siblings: Alexa, Jake and Ellie … Will be pursuing a Masters in Global Business … Her brother Jake played hockey at Nebraska-Omaha and Wisconsin-Stevens Points from 2006-10 … Stated what she loved most about the sport of volleyball is the ‘opportunity to compete, to be pushed mentally and physically and to build relationships with those around [her].’
 
FAVORITES: Indiana Pacers (pro team) … When Breathe Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi (book) … Grey’s Anatomy (TV show) … Drake and Beyonce (musical artist) … sushi (food) … hockey and baseball (sports other than volleyball) … being active, reading and going to her cottage in Canada (pastimes/hobbies).